Chromosomal studies in four species of genus Chaunus (Bufonidae, Anura): Localization of telomeric and ribosomal sequences after fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Genetica

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-168

  Amaro Ghilardi, Renata Cecília ^a   Silva, Maria José De Jesus ^b   Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ag NORs; Amphibian cytogenetics; C banding; Chaunus; FISH with ribosomal and telomeric probes; Karyotypes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLASSIFICATION; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; RNA PROBE; SILVER STAINING; TELOMERE; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DNA PROBES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; RNA PROBES; SILVER STAINING; TELOMERE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 50249147378     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9218-6     Document Type: Article

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