Insertion of the retroposable element, jockey, near the Adh gene of Drosophila melanogaster is associated with altered gene expression

Genetical Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-209

  White, Lisa D ^a,b   Jacobson, James W ^a,c  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Virus Reference Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETROPOSON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ILEX COOKII; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030498057     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300034170     Document Type: Article

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