B chromosomes of Puschkinia libanotica are characterized by a reduced level of euchromatic histone H3 methylation marks

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 266-270

  Kumke, K ^a   Jones, R N ^b   Houben, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; DIPLOIDY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSCHKINIA LIBANOTICA;

CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; HISTONES; LILIACEAE; METHYLATION;

PUSCHKINIA;

EID: 50849093225     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000138895     Document Type: Article

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