A mutational analysis of conjugation in Tetrahymena thermophila: 2. Phenotypes affecting middle and late development: Third prezygotic nuclear division, pronuclear exchange, pronuclear fusion, and postzygotic development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-245

  Cole, Eric S ^a   Soelter, Timothy A ^a  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; ZYGOTE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0031572184     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8649     Document Type: Article

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