Heterochromatin diversity and its co-localization with 5S and 45S rDNA sites in chromosomes of four Maxillaria species (Orchidaceae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 659-664

  Cabral, Juliano S ^a   Felix, Leonardo P ^b   Guerra, Marcelo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

45S and 5S rDNA; CMA and DAPI; Heterochromatin; Maxillaria

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA 45S; DNA 5S; PLANT DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CYTOGENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MAXILLARIA; MAXILLARIA ACICULARIS; MAXILLARIA DESVAUXIANA; MAXILLARIA DISCOLOR; MAXILLARIA NOTYLIOGLOSSA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 33751403421     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000400015     Document Type: Article

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