The one-to-four rule and paralogues of sex-determining genes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 824-830

  Ohno, S ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

One to four rule; Paralogous genes; Revived genes; Vertebrates versus invertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; FISH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE NUMBER; GENOME; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR GENE; REPTILE; SEX DETERMINATION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032972453     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050336     Document Type: Article

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