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The 5S ribosomal RNA genes have been localized in mitotic and lampbrush chromosomes of Triturus vulgaris meridionalis by in situ hybridization. These genes are clustered in a single locus in an intercalary position of the long arm of chromosome XI. In lampbrush chromosome XI the 5S genes are located near a loop landmark mapped at 66 units.
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Barsacchi-Pilone, G., Nardi, I., Andronico, F. et al. Chromosomal location of the ribosomal RNA genes in Triturus vulgaris meridionalis (Amphibia, Urodela). Chromosoma 63, 127–134 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292725
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