Chromosomal inheritance of epigenetic states in fission yeast during mitosis and meiosis

Cell

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Grewal, Shiv I S ^a   Klar, Amar J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; INHERITANCE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030581169     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80080-X     Document Type: Article

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