Chromosome polymorphism in the Brazilian dwarf brocket deer, Mazama nana (Mammalia, Cervidae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-57

  Abril, Vanessa Veltrini ^a   Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian dwarf brocket deer; Centric fusions; Chromosome polymorphism; Cytogenetics; Mazama nana

Indexed keywords

SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRAZIL; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DEER; FEMALE; GENETIC STABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; MAZAMA CHUNYI; MAZAMA NANA;

EID: 44649117427     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000100011     Document Type: Article

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