Accumulation of multiple copies of maize minichromosomes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-59

  Masonbrink, R E ^a   Birchler, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Engineered minichromosome; Maize

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAIZE; MINICHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865390185     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339615     Document Type: Article

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