Enhancer of Polycomb is a suppressor of position-effect variegation in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 211-220

  Sinclair, Donald A R ^a   Clegg, Nigel J ^b   Antonchuk, Jennifer ^c   Milne, Thomas A ^c   Stankunas, Kryn ^c   Ruse, Chris ^c   Grigliatti, Thomas A ^c   Kassis, Judith A ^d   Brock, Hugh W ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, INSECT; GENES, SUPPRESSOR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031908714     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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