Transposable element distribution in Drosophila

Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1997-1999

  Biemont C ^a   Tsitrone, A ^a   Vieira, C ^a   Hoogland, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENETICS; LETTER; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA; GENES, INSECT;

EID: 0031304758     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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