The distribution of transposable elements within and between chromosomes in a population of Drosophila melanogaster. I. Element frequencies and distribution

Genetical Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 103-114

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a   Lapid, Angela ^a   Canada, Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALBIANI RING; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE NUMBER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0026468455     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672300030792     Document Type: Article

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