High density of an SAR-associated motif differentiates heterochromatin from euchromatin

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-167

  Strausbaugh, Linda D ^a   Williams, Scott M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030597336     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0209     Document Type: Article

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