Monotreme chromosomes: An introductory review

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Murtagh, Carolyn E ^a   Sharman, G B ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; COMMON ANCESTRY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MONOTREME; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX DETERMINATION; TRANSLOCATION;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS; PROTOTHERIA; TACHYGLOSSUS; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS; VERTEBRATA; ZAGLOSSUS;

EID: 71049169139     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09036     Document Type: Review

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