Constitutive heterochromatin and transposable elements in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 85-93

  Dimitri, Patrizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Heterochomatin; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; ILEX COOKII; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031466453     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018304922862     Document Type: Article

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