Physical mapping of the 18S and 5S ribosomal genes in nine Characidae species (Teleostei, Characiformes)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 222-226

  Peres, Wellington Adriano Moreira ^a   Bertollo, Luiz Antonio Carlos ^a   Filho, Orlando Moreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH); Neotropical fish; rDNA probe

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; DNA 5S;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTYANAX ALTIPARANAE; ASTYANAX LACUSTRIS; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; BRAZIL; CHARACIDAE; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; HASEMANIA NANA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MYLEUS MICANS; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSPINUS FRANCISCENSIS; PIABINA ARGENTEA; RIVER BASIN; SERRAPINNUS HETERODON; SERRAPINNUS PIABA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TELEOST;

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX ALTIPARANAE; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; HASEMANIA NANA; HETERODON; MYLEUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 46649121502     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200009     Document Type: Article

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