The mus308 locus of Drosophila melanogaster is implicated in the bypass of ENU-induced O-alkylpyrimidine adducts

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 144-151

  Tosal, L ^a   Comendador, M A ^a   Sierra, L M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; mus308; N ethyl N nitrosourea; O alkylpyrimidines; Post replication repair

Indexed keywords

ETHYLNITROSOUREA; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DNA ADDUCT; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM CELL; LETHAL MUTANT; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033826288     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050041     Document Type: Article

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