Holocentric Chromosomes of Luzula elegans Are Characterized by a Longitudinal Centromere Groove, Chromosome Bending, and a Terminal Nucleolus Organizer Region

Stefan Heckmann,Elizabeth Schroeder-Reiter,Katrin Kumke,Lu Ma,Kiyotaka Nagaki,Minoru Murata,Gerhard Wanner,Andreas Houben

Holocentric Chromosomes of Luzula elegans Are Characterized by a Longitudinal Centromere Groove, Chromosome Bending, and a Terminal Nucleolus Organizer Region

2011

Stefan Heckmann
Elizabeth Schroeder-Reiter
Katrin Kumke
Lu Ma
Kiyotaka Nagaki
Minoru Murata
Gerhard Wanner
Andreas Houben

The structure of holocentric chromosomes was analyzed in mitotic cells of Luzula elegans . Light and scanning electron microscopy observations provided evidence for the existence of

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Genetics
Molecular biology
Biology
Nucleolus organizer region
Luzula elegans
Centromere
Chromosome
Holocentric
Mitosis

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