Genesis versus epigenesis: The odd jobs of the Polycomb group of genes

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 463-469

  Santamaría, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Gene regulation; PcG evolutive role; Polycomb group genes

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, SWITCH; INSECT PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

DIPTERA;

EID: 0031779205     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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