Polymorphic curvature of satellite DNA in three subspecies of the beetle Pimelia sparsa

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 318-324

  Barceló, Francisca ^a   Pons, Joan ^a   Petitpierre, Eduard ^a   Barjau, Ignasi ^a   Portugal, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Berenil; Curvature; Distamycin; Pimelia sparsa; Satellite DNA

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; DISTAMYCIN A; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; DNA BINDING; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

COLEOPTERA; PIMELIA SPARSA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0031039633     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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