Comparative cytogenetic analysis of the genus symphysodon (Discus Fishes, Cichlidae): Chromosomal characteristics of retrotransposons and minor ribosomal DNA

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-53

  Gross, M C ^a,b   Schneider, C H ^a   Valente, G T ^c   Porto, J I R ^a   Martins, C ^c   Feldberg, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5S rDNA; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Heterochromatin; Meiosis; Mitosis; Rex3

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; C BANDING; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIPLOIDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FISH; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MAPPING; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; SYMPHYSODON AEQUIFASCIATUS; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS; SYMPHYSODON HARALDI;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; CICHLIDS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; RETROELEMENTS;

CICHLIDAE; PISCES; SYMPHYSODON; SYMPHYSODON AEQUIFASCIATA; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS;

EID: 77949541682     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000279443     Document Type: Article

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