Genomic distribution of the retrovirus-like element ZAM in Drosophila

Genetica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 131-140

  Baldrich, E ^a   Dimitri, P ^b   Desset, S ^c   Leblanc, P ^c   Codipietro, D ^b   Vaury, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Evolution; FISH on Drosophila chromosomes; Genomic distribution; Retrotransposons retrovirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA TAKAHASHII; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; MELANOGASTER; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031466345     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018317209658     Document Type: Article

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