Cell fusion and chromatin degeneration in an inbred line of maize

A large number of maize genotypes are currently being evaluated to determine the effect of environmental stress caused by the aluminum found in cerrado soils on meiotic behavior. In the present study we report the occurrence of cell fusion followed or not by chromatin degeneration in meiocytes of so...

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Main Authors: Creuci Maria Caetano-Pereira, Maria Suely Pagliarini, Edward Madureira Brasil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1999-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000100014