Evidence for a host role in regulating the activity of transposable elements in Drosophila melanogaster: The case of the persistent instability of Bari 1 elements in Charolles stock

Genetica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Junakovic, Nikolaj ^a   Franco, Carmen Di ^a   Terrinoni, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

De novo insertions; Drosophila; Transposons

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031469427     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018325427405     Document Type: Article

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