Repetitive A-T rich DNA sequences from the Y chromosome of the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Genome

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 434-438

  Zhou, Qin ^a   Untalan, Pia M ^a   Haymer, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

A T content; AT elements; Ceratitis capitata; Medfly; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

GENE SEQUENCING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPETITIVE DNA; SIZE; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT; Y CHROMOSOME;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033864082     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/gen-43-3-434     Document Type: Article

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