Drosophila telomeres: Two transposable elements with important roles in chromosomes

Genetica

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Pardue, M L ^a   DeBaryshe, P G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Promoters; Retrotransposable elements; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROMOTER REGION; RETROVIRUS; TELOMERE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETROVIRIDAE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0033288824     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003905210770     Document Type: Article

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