Synaptonemal complex behavior in asynaptic maize.

doi:10.1139/g91-025

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Synaptonemal complex behavior in asynaptic maize.

Genome - 1 Feb 1991

Maguire M P, Riess R W

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Synatonemal complexes were studied in silver-stained spread preparations of microsporocyte complements of asynaptic maize. Complexes were found predominantly in terminal regions of chromosome pairs. These tend to be aggregated in a common portion of the nucleus and to have polar orientation. As m...

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Microscopy, Electron
Mutation
Silver
Staining and Labeling
Synaptonemal Complex
Zea mays

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