Amitotic division of the macronucleus in Tetrahymena thermophila: DNA distribution by genomic unit

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 482-490

  Endo, Masaki ^a   Sugai, Toshiro ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cell division; chromatin structure; macronucleus; segregation of genomes; Tetrahymena thermophila

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; EUCHROMATIN; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; MACRONUCLEUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; DNA; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; MACRONUCLEUS; TETRAHYMENA;

CILIOPHORA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 80052403899     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.482     Document Type: Article

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