Pericentromeric gc-rich chromatin in rhoeo (commelinaceae). Evidence from soma and germ-line

Caryologia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-391

  Hieronim, Golczyk ^a   Joachimiak, Andrzej J ^a   Hasterok, Robert ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Centromeres; Meiosis; Multivalent; Rabl orientation; Rhoeo spathacea; Translocations

Indexed keywords

COMMELINACEAE; RHOEO; TRADESCANTIA SPATHACEA;

EID: 70249083748     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2008.10589651     Document Type: Article

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