Cytogenetic analysis and chromosomal characteristics of the polymorphic 18S rDNA in the fish Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 621-625

  Vicari, Marcelo Ricardo ^a   de Almeida, Mara Cristina ^b   Bertollo, Luiz Antonio Carlos ^a   Moreira Filho, Orlando ^a   Artoni, Roberto Ferreira ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish cytogenetics; Karyotype; Minor and major rDNA; NOR polymorphism; Prochilodus

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 5S;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CYTOGENETICS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FISH GENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; STAINING;

CHARACIFORMES; PROCHILODONTIDAE; PROCHILODUS; PROCHILODUS LINEATUS;

EID: 33751434378     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000400008     Document Type: Article

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