Comparative chromosome mapping of sex-linked genes and identification of sex chromosomal rearrangements in the Japanese wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa, Ranidae) with ZW and XY sex chromosome systems

Chromosome Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-647

  Uno, Yoshinobu ^a   Nishida, Chizuko ^a   Oshima, Yuki ^b   Yokoyama, Satoshi ^b   Miura, Ikuo ^c   Matsuda, Yoichi ^a   Nakamura, Masahisa ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anura; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Gene order; Homology; Linkage; Sex chromosome; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FROG; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; JAPAN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; RANIDAE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANURA; AVES; RANA RUGOSA; RANIDAE;

EID: 45649083070     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-008-1217-7     Document Type: Article

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