Role of multiple trans-acting regulators in modifying the effect of the retrotransposon copia on host gene expression in Drosophila

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 198-206

  Pal Bhadra, M ^a   Bhadra, U ^a   Birchler, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

copia retrotransposon; Drosophila melanogaster; Host gene evolution; Nonadditive interaction; Trans acting dosage modifiers

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE COLOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RETROPOSON; SUPPRESSOR GENE; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DOMINANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RETROELEMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; ZOSTEROPIDAE;

EID: 0031711565     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050805     Document Type: Article

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