Cytogenetic damage induced by magnesium in wheat root meristems
ike other metals, magnesium can be genotoxic for plants by generation of oxygen free radicals. This metal can induce mitotic alterations chromosome breaks, achromatic lesions, chromosome aggregations, lagging chromosomes, micronuclei. Mitotic spindle modifications leading to poliploidy and aneuploi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara |
| Online Access: | http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/525 |