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A practical method of chromosome classification on the basis of centromere position

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Chromosomes have been classified into six categories based on centromere position-M, m, sm, st, t, T, of which only M (isochromosome) and T (telocentric) can be identified quickly with certainty. A template is illustrated which can be used to place any chromosome immediately into its correct category without the need to measure arm length.

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  1. Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    C. A. Naranjo & L. Poggio

  2. Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, U.K.

    P. E. Brandham

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  1. C. A. Naranjo
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Naranjo, C.A., Poggio, L. & Brandham, P.E. A practical method of chromosome classification on the basis of centromere position. Genetica 62, 51–53 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123310

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