Chromosomal polymorphism, gene synteny and genome size in T. cruzi I and T. cruzi II groups

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Vargas, Nancy ^a   Pedroso, Aurélio ^a   Zingales, Bianca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome markers; Gene synteny; Molecular karyotype; Repetitive DNA; Telomeric region; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DYE; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME BAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME SIZE; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAINING; SYNTENY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; KARYOTYPING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SYNTENY; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 6944246593     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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