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| Monteiro,Ana Lúcia P.; Mello,Maria Luiza S.. |
| The binding of toluidine blue molecules to nucleic acid phosphates under conditions of competition with Mg2+ ions was studied in Trichosia pubescens polytene chromosome regions differing in composition and organization (RNA-rich areas and puffs, DNA puffs, heterochromatin). The aim was to find variability in the Mg2+ concentration at which metachromasy was completely prevented (= critical electrolyte concentration; CEC) and that could reflect differences at the level of nucleoprotein complexes in particular chromosome regions and developmental phases. Although high CEC values have been found in tightly packed chromatin such as that of heterochromatin zones, the CEC values for the other regions have proven to be affected not only by availability and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000200003 |
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