Intergenic spacer length variants in Old Portuguese bread wheat cultivars

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Carvalho, Ana ^a   Guedes Pinto, Henrique ^a   Lima Brito, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

fluorescence in situ hybridization; intergenic spacer (IGS) length variants; PCR RFLP; Triticum aestivum L. (em. Thell.)

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; TCGA SPECIFIC TYPE II DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; TCGA-SPECIFIC TYPE II DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WHEAT;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80053132091     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-011-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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