Rana/Pol III: A family of SINE-like sequences in the genomes of Western Palearctic water frogs

Genome

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 504-511

  Bucci, S ^a   Ragghianti, M ^a   Mancino, G ^a   Petroni, G ^a   Guerrini, F ^a   Giampaoli, S ^a  

^a Dipto di Fisiologia e Biochimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hybridogenesis; Rana esculenta group; Repetitive DNA; SINE like retroposons

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; GENE SEQUENCING; GENOME ANALYSIS; RETROPOSON; TRANSFER RNA;

RANA CRETENSIS; RANA EPEIROTICA; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA LESSONAE; RANA RIDIBUNDA; RANA SHQIPERICA;

EID: 0033150419     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g98-149     Document Type: Article

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