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Are ‘N bands’ selective staining of specific heterochromatin?

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BY in situ DNA–RNA-hybridisation and the association patterns in meiotic and mitotic chromosomes, the nucleolus organiser regions (NOR) have been localised on specific chromosomal segments of some mammalian species1–4. Matsui and Sasaki5 described a staining technique (‘N bands’) which was assumed to stain the NOR of mammalian chromosomes with high specificity.

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FAUST, J., VOGEL, W. Are ‘N bands’ selective staining of specific heterochromatin?. Nature 249, 352–353 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249352a0

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