The Drosophila wispy gene is required for RNA localization and other microtubule-based events of meiosis and early embryogenesis

Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1649-1662

  Brent, A E ^a   MacQueen, A ^a   Hazelrigg, T ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEIOSIS; NONDISJUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULES; RNA, MESSENGER;

ASTER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034036121     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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