Protocols for Analyzing Rice Meiotic Chromosomes

doi:10.11983/CBB19087

Abstract

Abstract: The development of techniques to analyze pachytene chromosomes has greatly overcome most of the difficulties in cytological studies of rice chromosomes caused by their small size. Visualization of meiotic chromosomes has now become routine in cytogenetic studies of this species. This chapter provides protocols on basic meiotic chromosome preparation, FISH analysis and immunocytology in rice.

Key words: rice, meiosis, chromosome, FISH, immunostaining

Xinjie Cheng, Hengxiu Yu, Zhukuan Cheng. Protocols for Analyzing Rice Meiotic Chromosomes[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2019, 54(4): 503-508.

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