Genetic analysis of sterile mutants in the dpy-5 unc-13 (1) genomic region of Caenorhabiditis elegans

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-77

  McDowall, J S ^a   Rose, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Duplication mapping; Gametogenesis; Lethal mutations; Maternal effect

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; INFERTILITY; LETHAL MUTANT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENES, HELMINTH; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERM CELLS; HERMAPHRODITISM; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MUTATION; OOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0030861902     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050475     Document Type: Article

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