B chromosomes in Amazonian cichlid species

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 195-198

  Feldberg, E ^a   Porto, J I R ^a   Alves Brinn, M N ^b   Mendonca M N C ^a   Benzaquem, D C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CICHLA; CICHLA MONOCULUS; CRENICICHLA RETICULATA; FISH; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; CICHLIDS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KIDNEY; SOUTH AMERICA;

BAIRDIELLA RONCHUS; CICHLA; CICHLA MONOCULUS; CICHLA SP.; CICHLIDAE; CRENICARA; CRENICICHLA;

EID: 4043087896     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079287     Document Type: Article

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