A high degree of macronuclear chromosome polymorphism is generated by variable DNA rearrangements in Paramecium primaurelia during macronuclear differentiation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 661-678

  Caron, François ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

alternative rearrangement; genome reorganization; jumping techniques; macronuclear chromosomes; Paramecium primaurelia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIATION; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MACRONUCLEUS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ANIMAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, STRUCTURAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARAMECIUM; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); RESTRICTION MAPPING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA;

EID: 0026645086     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(92)90393-X     Document Type: Article

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