Telomere analysis of pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai chromosomes by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1149-1151

  Sakai, Mizuho ^a   Okumura, Sei Ichi ^a   Yamamori, Kunio ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abalone; Chromosome; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Haliotis discus hannai; Invertebrate; Mollusca; Telomere

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; FLUORESCENCE; GASTROPOD; HYBRIDIZATION;

HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS DISCUS HANNAI; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746889749     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[1149:TAOPAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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