Dictyostelium discoideum nuclear plasmid Ddp6 is a new member of the Ddp2 plasmid family

Current Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-82

  Shammat, Iman M ^a   Gonzales, Chad M ^a   Welker, Dennis L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular slime mold; Dictyostelium discoideum; Nuclear plasmid

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DICTYOSTELIUM; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACRASIDA; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031930283     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050311     Document Type: Article

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