Duplicate gene inactivation affects ascospore viability in Aspergillus nidulans

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-386

  Castro Prado, M A A ^a   Gebara, J S ^a   Querol, C B ^a   Zucchi, O L A D ^b   Zucchi, T M A D ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL VIABILITY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029803799     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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