Genomic instability in Schistosoma mansoni

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 207-216

  Grevelding, Christoph G ^a  

^a Genetic Parasitology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female specific; Genetic diversity; Inter and intra clonal variability; Mitotic recombination; Schistosoma mansoni; W chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DNA RECOMBINATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENES, HELMINTH; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0033062626     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00078-X     Document Type: Article

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