The Drosophila genes grauzone and cortex are necessary for proper female meiosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1707-1715

  Page, Andrea W ^a   Orr Weaver, Terry L ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Drosophila; Meiosis; Meiotic arrest; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029973299     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.109.7.1707     Document Type: Article

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