Transcriptionally active heterochromatin in rye B chromosomes

B chromosomes (Bs) are dispensable components of the genomes of numerous species. Thus far, there is a lack of evidence for any transcripts of Bs in plants, with the exception of some rDNA sequences. Here, we show that the Giemsa bandingpositive heterochromatic subterminal domain of rye (Secale cere...

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Main Author: Carchilan, Mariana (author)
Other Authors: Delgado, Margarida (author), Ribeiro, Teresa (author), Nunes, Pedro Costa (author), Caperta, A. (author), Morais-Cecílio, L. (author), Jones, R. Neil (author), Viegas, Wanda (author), Houben, Andreas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2846
Country:Portugal
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