Dosage-dependent modification of position-effect variegation in Drosophila

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 401-409

  Henikoff, Steven ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOBOX; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REGULATOR; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030136596     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180510     Document Type: Article

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