Evolution of the gonosomal heterochromatin of Microtus agrestis: Rapid amplification of a large, multimeric, repeat unit containing a 3.0-kb (GATA)11-positive, middle repetitive element

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Kalscheuer, V ^a   Singh, A P ^b   Nanda, I ^c   Sperling, K ^d   Neitzel, H ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGOMER; REPETITIVE DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; VOLE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; METHYLATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MICROTUS GUENTHERI; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 0030036061     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134333     Document Type: Article

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