The pattern of sex chromosome kinetochore phosphorylation during nonrandom segregation in a flea beetle

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Kupfer, Holly ^a   Wise, Dwayne ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetochores; Nonrandom segregation; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CENTROMERE; GENOME; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; SEX CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALAGOASA BICOLOR; ALTICINI; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0034096963     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o00-002     Document Type: Article

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