A His2AvDGFP fusion gene complements a lethal His2AvD mutant allele and provides an in vivo marker for Drosophila chromosome behavior

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 457-462

  Clarkson, Michael ^a,c   Saint, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLUORESCENCE; FUSION GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, LETHAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTONES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCYPHOZOA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033012289     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454999315178     Document Type: Article

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