Neocentrics and holokinetics (holocentrics): Chromosomes out of the centromeric rules

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 82-96

  Guerra, M ^a   Cabral, G ^a   Cuacos, M ^b   Gonzalez Garcia M ^b   Gonzalez Sanchez M ^b   Vega, J ^b   Puertas, María J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Centromere; Holocentric chromosomes; Holokinetic chromosomes; Neocentromeres

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN E; HISTONE;

C BANDING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATID; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME CHIASM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RYE; ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYPERACEAE; GENETICS; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CYPERACEAE; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955283520     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314289     Document Type: Review

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