The conserved marsupial karyotype: Chromosome painting and evolution

Marsupial Genetics and Genomics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 37-53

  Rens, Willem ^a   Ferguson Smith, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centromeres; Chromosome evolution; Chromosome painting; G banding; Marsupial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866128392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9023-2_2     Document Type: Chapter

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