Locating a site on the maize B chromosome that controls preferential fertilization

Genome

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 578-587

  Carlson, Wayne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Maize; Preferential fertilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME MAP; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; PLANT CHROMOSOME; RECESSIVE GENE;

CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; FERTILIZATION; GENES, RECESSIVE; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548148249     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G07-035     Document Type: Article

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