Chromosome study in Schistocerca (Orthoptera-Acrididae-Cyrtacanthacridinae): Karyotypes and distribution patterns of constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions (NORs)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-59

  de Souza, Maria José ^a   de Melo, Natoniel Franklin ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Constitutive heterochromatin; Grasshopper; Nucleolus organizer regions

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SILVER NITRATE;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRASSHOPPER; HETEROCHROMATIN; INSECT CELL; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; SILVER STAINING; X CHROMOSOME;

ACRIDIDAE; CYRTACANTHACRIDINAE; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA; SCHISTOCERCA FLAVOFASCIATA; SCHISTOCERCA PALLENS;

EID: 34247167533     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572007000100011     Document Type: Article

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