Evolution and function of B chromosome 45S rDNA sequences in Brachycome dichromosomatica

Genome

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 638-644

  Marschner, Sylvia ^a   Meister, Armin ^a   Blattner, Frank R ^a   Houben, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

45S rDNA; B chromosome; Evolution; Nucleolus

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 45S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT LEAF;

ASTERACEAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BRACHYSCOME DICHROMOSOMATICA;

EID: 34948861038     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G07-048     Document Type: Article

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