Genetic and epigenetic changes of rDNA in a synthetic allotetraploid, Aegilops sharonensis x Ae. umbellulata

Genome

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-271

  Shcherban, A B ^a   Badaeva, E D ^b   Amosova, A V ^b   Adonina, I G ^a   Salina, E A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

45s rRNA genes; Synthetic allotetraploid; Triticeae; Wheat

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; METABOLISM; PLANT CHROMOSOME; POACEAE; POLYPLOIDY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SILVER STAINING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; KARYOTYPING; POACEAE; POLYPLOIDY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SILVER STAINING;

AEGILOPS SHARONENSIS; TRITICEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 43549111122     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G08-006     Document Type: Article

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