Chromosomal mapping of rDNAs and H3 histone sequences in the grasshopper <it>rhammatocerus brasiliensis </it>(acrididae, gomphocerinae): extensive chromosomal dispersion and co-localization of 5S rDNA/H3 histone clusters in the A complement and B chromosome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Supernumerary B chromosomes occur in addition to standard karyotype and have been described in about 15% of eukaryotes, being the repetitive DNAs the major component of these chromosomes, including in some cases the presence of multi...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | Molecular Cytogenetics |
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Online Access: | http://www.molecularcytogenetics.org/content/4/1/24 |