Disperse versus compact elements for the regulation of runt stripes in Drosophila

Developmental Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-84

  Klingler, Martin ^a   Soong, Johnny ^b   Butler, Barbara ^c   Gergen, J Peter ^b  

^a Zoologisches Institut   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Genetics Computer Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE;

EID: 0030578398     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0146     Document Type: Article

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