Karyotype differentiation in three species of Tripogandra Raf. (Commelinaceae) with different ploidy levels

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 731-738

  Marques, André ^a   Roa, Fernando ^a   Guerra, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CMA DAPI bands; Cytotaxonomy; Meiosis; RDNA sites; Tripogandra

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA; DNA 45S; DNA 5S; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTAXONOMY; DIPLOIDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HEXAPLOIDY; KARYOTYPING; NONHUMAN; OCTOPLOIDY; PLOIDY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSPECIES; TRADESCANTIA; TRIPOGANDRA DIURETICA; TRIPOGANDRA GLANDULOSA; TRIPOGANDRA SERRULATA;

COMMELINACEAE; TRIPOGANDRA; TRIPOGANDRA DIURETICA; TRIPOGANDRA SERRULATA;

EID: 79251584623     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010005000085     Document Type: Article

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