The size and form of chromosomes are constant in the nucleus, but highly variable in bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts

BioEssays

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 474-483

  Bendich, Arnold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLOROPLAST DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLAST; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLASTS; CHROMOSOMES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 34248578392     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20576     Document Type: Article

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