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Smallness: gain and loss in plant chromosome research
Once, a good microscope was the pride of a laboratory in the field of cytology and cytogenetics. Now the situation seems to have completely changed. Biochemical and molecular biological equipment replace the p...
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Rice Genome Research: An Alternative Approach Based on Molecular Cytology
A genome is a collection of chromosomes and visible chromosomes under a photomicroscope that provide a unique and effective approach to genome analysis. In situ hybridization (ISH) is one of the most effective me...
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Chromosome painting as a tool for rice genetics and breeding
Chromosome painting and genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) are both effective methods for basic genetic research and practical breeding. These methods were applied even in the typically small chromosomes of ric...
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Flowering Genes and Homeotic Floral Gene Analysis in Jatropha
Jatropha, Jatropha curcas L., is a monoecious species, which forms unisexual flowers. The unisexual flowers are produced on the same inflorescence with 10 to 30-folds higher ratio of male flowers to female flower...