Cytogenetic analysis of B chromosomes in one population of the fish Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907) (Teleostei, Characiformes)

Comparative Cytogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-151

  Hashimoto, Diogo Teruo ^a   Voltolin, Tatiana Aparecida ^a   Paes, Ana Danyelle Noitel Valim de Arruda ^a   Foresti, Fausto ^a   Bortolozzi, Jehud ^a   Porto Foresti, Fábio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish cytogenetic; Mitotic instability; NOR expression; Supernumerary chromosomes

Indexed keywords

CHARACIFORMES; MOENKHAUSIA SANCTAEFILOMENAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84864767442     PISSN: 19930771     EISSN: 1993078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v6i2.1769     Document Type: Article

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