FISH mapping of 18S rDNA and (TTAGGG)n sequences in two pipefish species (Gasteroisteiformes: Syngnathidae)

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-156

  Libertini, Angelo ^a   Vitturi, Roberto ^b   Lannino, Antonella ^b   Maone, Maria Concetta ^b   Franzoi, Piero ^c   Riccato, Federico ^c   Colomba, Stella ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; FISH; ITS; Repetitive DNA; Syngnathidae

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SMEGMAMORPHA; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SMEGMAMORPHA; TELOMERE;

SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 33750516532     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02729022     Document Type: Article

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