Occurrence of B chromosomes in lizards: A review

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 243-246

  Bertolotto, C E V ^a,b   Pellegrino, K C M ^c   Yonenaga Yassuda, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; KARYOTYPE; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; LIZARDS;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 4043131817     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079294     Document Type: Review

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