Characterization of the constitutive heterochromatin of astyanax sp. D (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper iguaçu river (PR)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Kantek, Daniel Luis Zanella ^a   Cestari, Marta Margarete ^b   Bertollo, Luiz Antônio Carlos ^a   Moreira Filho, Orlando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

As51; Chromosome; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Neotropical region; Satellite DNA

Indexed keywords

ASTYANAX; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES;

RIBOSOME DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; FISH; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPING; MALE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, SATELLITE; FEMALE; FISHES; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE;

EID: 66849131019     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb57_1-2.37-41     Document Type: Article

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