Phylogenetic relationships and karyotype evolution in the sigmodontine rodent Akodon (2n = 10 and 2n = 16) from Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 469-474

  de J Silva, Maria Jose ^a,b   Patton, James L ^c   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Akodon; Cytochrome b; G bands; Karyotypical evolution; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ADDITION; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CYTOGENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERICENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PHYLOGENY; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; RODENT; SEX CHROMOSOME; SISTER GROUP;

AKODON; ROBERTSONIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33748666187     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572006000300012     Document Type: Article

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