Evolution of promoter sequences: Elements of a canonical promoter for prespore genes of Dictyostelium

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-193

  Miller, Craig ^a   McDonald, John ^b   Francis, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dictyostelium; Prespore genes; Promoter evolution; Regulatory sequences; Transcriptional elements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SARCODINA; SPOROGENESIS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; GASTROPODA; SARCODINA;

EID: 0029790934     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02338826     Document Type: Article

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