The origin and loss of the ubiquitin activating enzyme gene on the mammalian Y chromosome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 429-434

  Mitchell, Michael J ^a   Wilcox, Stephen A ^b,f   Watson, Jaclyn M ^b   Lerner, Jody L ^c   Woods, Diane R ^c   Scheffler, Joan ^d   Hearn, John P ^d   Bishop, Colin E ^e   Marshall Graves, Jennifer A ^b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC LINKAGE; MAMMAL; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031887528     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.3.429     Document Type: Article

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