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Characterization of a maize isochromosome 8S*8S.
Genome - 1 Jun 2006
Yu Weichang, Han Fangpu, Kato Akio, Birchler James A
Abstract excerpt
An isochromosome was found in the maize HiII Parent B line during somatic karyotyping with a multiprobe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) system. Cytological analyses showed that it pairs with the short arm of chromosome 8 during the pachytene stage of meiosis. The chromosome 8 short arm origin of this isochromosome was also confirmed by FISH at mitotic metaphase. Knob heterochromatin signals were present...
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