Structure and evolution of B chromosomes in amphibians

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 235-242

  Green, D M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

AMPHIBIA; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; DICAMPTODON; DICAMPTODON TENEBROSUS; LEIOPELMA; LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI;

EID: 4043181375     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079293     Document Type: Review

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