Transvection and chromosomal trans-interaction effects

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer

Volumn 1424, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Pirrotta, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chromosome pairing; Enhancer; Insulator; Pairing dependent silencing; Polycomb group; Trans activation; Ultrabithorax; White; Yellow; Zeste

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ASSOCIATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; INTRON; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0033038008     PISSN: 0304419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-419X(99)00019-0     Document Type: Review

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