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Decondensation of chromosomal 45S rDNA sites in Lolium and Festuca genotypes does not result in karyotype instability.
Protoplasma - 1 Jan 2017
Rocha Laiane Corsini, Jankowska Maja, Fuchs Joerg, Mittelmann Andréa, Techio Vânia Helena, Houben Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Fragile sites (FSs) in plants have been described for species like Lolium and other grasses. Whereas in humans FSs were shown to be involved in genome instabilities; the consequences of FSs expression in plants are not known yet. To evaluate whether FSs cause karyotype instabilities, we assessed the frequency of micronuclei and lagging chromosomes in meristematic cells, the stability of the DNA content, and the...
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