Retroposition of autosomal mRNA yielded testis-specific gene family on human Y chromosome

Nature Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-433

  Lahn, Bruce T ^a   Page, David C ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032900650     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/7771     Document Type: Article

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