The nature of G-bands analyzed by chromosome stretching

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 162-166

  Hliscs, R ^a   Muhlig P ^b   Claussen, Uwe ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME G BAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; ELASTICITY; HUMANS;

EID: 85025577047     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134710     Document Type: Article

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