Is the Y chromosome of Drosophila an evolved supernumerary chromosome?

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-323

  Hackstein, Johannes H P ^a   Hochstenbach, Ron ^a   Hauschteck Jungen, Elisabeth ^b   Beukeboom, Leo W ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Univ Zurich Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SEX CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FERTILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030131151     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180410     Document Type: Article

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