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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Main Authors: Oliveira Nathalia L, Cabral-de-Mello Diogo C, Rocha Marília F, Loreto Vilma, Martins Cesar, Moura Rita C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Molecular Cytogenetics
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Online Access:http://www.molecularcytogenetics.org/content/4/1/24

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