Testing transposable elements as genetic drive mechanisms using Drosophila P element constructs as a model system

Genetica

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-33

  Carareto, Claudia M A ^b   Kim, Wook ^c   Wojciechowski, Martin F ^a   O'Grady, Patrick ^a   Prokchorova, Alla V ^a   Silva, Joana C ^a   Kidwell, Margaret G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; P elements; Population studies; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031424594     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018339603370     Document Type: Article

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