Promoter structure of the RNA polymerase II large subunit gene in caenorhabditis elegans and C. Briggsae

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-152

  Bird, D Mck ^a   Kaloshian, I ^b   Molinari, S ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ama 1; Caenorhabditis briggsae; Caenorhabditis elegans; DNA sequencing; Molecular nematology; Promoter elements; RACE PCR; TATA box; Trans splicing

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0030786968     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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