Mobile genetic elements, chiasmata, and the unique organization of beta-heterochromatin

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Holmquist, Gerald P ^a   Kapitonov, V V ^b   Jurka, J ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Genetic Information Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME CHIASM; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TANDEM REPEAT;

ARACHNIDA; CRICETINAE; DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0031872199     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014965     Document Type: Article

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