Gene conversion of ribosomal DNA in Nicotiana tabacum is associated with undermethylated, decondensed and probably active gene units

Chromosoma

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-172

  Lim, K Yoong ^a   Kovarik, Aleš ^b   Matýǎsek, Roman ^a,b   Bezděk, Milan ^b   Lichtenstein, Conrad P ^a   Leitch, Andrew R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HIGHER PLANT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RIBOSOME;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TOMENTOSIFORMIS; TABACUM;

EID: 0033933001     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050424     Document Type: Article

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