Chromosomal distribution of the As51 satellite DNA in two species complexes of the genus Astyanax (Pisces, Characidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 448-452

  dos Santos Abel, Luciano Douglas ^a   Mantovani, Monique ^a   Moreira Filho, Orlando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

As51; Astyanax fasciatus; Astyanax scabripinnis; C banding; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Satellite DNA

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; C BANDING; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; FISH GENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX FASCIATUS; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; CHARACIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33748641375     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572006000300008     Document Type: Article

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