Mitotic crossing-over induced by two commercial herbicides in diploid strains of the fungus Aspergillus nidulans

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 231-238

  Cardoso, R A ^a   Pires, L T A ^b   Zucchi, T D ^c   Zucchi, F D ^c   Zucchi, T M A D ^c  

^a Centro Universitario do Triangulo   (Brazil)

^b Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda CUML   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Diuron; Genotoxic agents; Herbicides; Mitotic crossing over; Trifluralin

Indexed keywords

DIURON; TRIFLURALIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DIPLOIDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; SOMATIC CROSSING OVER;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DIPLOIDY; DIURON; GENOTYPE; HERBICIDES; HOMOZYGOTE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MITOSIS; TRIFLURALIN;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 77649247839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-1gmr688     Document Type: Article

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