Relation between variation in copy number of ribosomal RNA encoding genes and size of harbouring chromosomes in Leishmania of subgenus Viannia

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Inga, Rocio ^a,b   De Doncker, Simonne ^b   Gomez, Julio ^a,b   Lopez, Martin ^a   Garcia, Rosa ^a   Le Ray, Dominique ^b   Arevalo, Jorge ^a   Dujardin, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosomal polymorphism; Leishmania(Viannia) braziliensis; Leishmania(Viannia) peruviana; rDNA genes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TELOMERE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032077295     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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