Rodent Y chromosome TSPY gene is functional in rat and non-functional in mouse

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 557-562

  Mazeyrat, Sophie ^a   Mitchell, Michael J ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; Y CHROMOSOME; YEAST;

EID: 0031936505     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.3.557     Document Type: Article

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