Chromosome numbers in plant cytotaxonomy: Concepts and implications

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 339-350

  Guerra, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CLADISTICS; CYTOTAXONOMY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CYTOGENETICS; EVOLUTION; KARYOTYPING; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; PLOIDIES; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 44349129072     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121083     Document Type: Review

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