Biopolym. Cell. 1999; 15(3):213-219.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00051B
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Restriction mapping of ribosomal repeats of 18 Solanaceae species
1Komarnytsky S. I.
  1. Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering, NAS of Ukraine
    148, Akademika Zabolotnogo Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Restriction analysis combined with blot-hybridization was used to compare ribosomal DNA in repeats to 18 species of Solanaceae. Restriction maps of ribosomal DNAs were constructed and homology of several parts of Nicotiana tabacum intergenic spacer to IGSs of these spices was studied.
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