Differentiation of chromatin during DNA elimination in Euplotes crassus

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4217-4230

  Jahn, Carolyn L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METABOLISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; MACRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; POLYMENOPHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; TRANSPOSON;

EUPLOTES; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; POLYMENOPHOREA;

EID: 0032734576     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.12.4217     Document Type: Article

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