Characterization of a sex-influenced modifier of gene expression and suppressor of position-effect variegation in Drosophila

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 601-613

  Bhadra, Utpal ^a   Birchler, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage effects; Drosophila melanogaster; Position effect variegation; Sex influenced modifier

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; MODIFIER GENE; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, INSECT; GENOTYPE; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PUPA; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029986341     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050113     Document Type: Article

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