Characterization of interrelated sequence motifs in four satellite DNAs and their distribution in the genome of the mollusc Donax trunculus

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-198

  Plohl, Miroslav ^a   Cornudella, Luis ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genomic distribution; HindIII restriction; Molluscs; Repetitive subfamilies; Sequence motifs

Indexed keywords

MONOMER; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOME; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, SATELLITE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031042681     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006135     Document Type: Article

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