Molecular structure of the rDNA intergenic spacer (IGS) in Triturus: Implications for the hypervariability of rDNA loci

Chromosoma

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 315-326

  De Lucchini, Stefania ^a   Andronico, Francesca ^b   Nardi, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CISTRON; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE BAMHI; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRITURUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030678104     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050253     Document Type: Article

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