Identification of a molecular marker for the Y chromosome of Brugia malayi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Underwood, Anthony P ^a   Bianco, Albert E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; Chromosomal marker; Microsatellite; Reverse transcriptase like sequence; Sex determination; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BRUGIA MALAYI; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA, HELMINTH; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; Y CHROMOSOME;

BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033525845     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00180-7     Document Type: Article

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