Genetic and phenotypic variations among F1 progenies of Arthroderma benhamiae

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Kawasaki, Masako ^a   Anzawa, Kazushi ^a   Takeda, Kiminobu ^a   Tanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Mochizuki, Takashi ^a   Ishizaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthroderma benhamiae; F1 progeny; Genotype; Phenotype; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; UREASE;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PERFORATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PIGMENTATION; PROGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE;

EID: 43449101227     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.49.103     Document Type: Article

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