B chromosomes in plants

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 727-737

  Jones, N ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drive; effects; evolution; inheritance; origin; structure

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866455033     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2012.713406     Document Type: Review

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