The difference between the heterogeneity of the centromeric index and intrachromosomal asymmetry

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 141-145

  Zuo, Lei ^a,b   Yuan, Qiong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity of the centromeric index; Intrachromosomal asymmetry; Karyotype asymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355123953     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0528-x     Document Type: Article

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