Evolution of dosage compensation in diptera: The gene maleless implements dosage compensation in Drosophila (Brachycera suborder) but its homolog in Sciara (Nematocera suborder) appears to play no role in dosage compensation

Genetics

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1853-1865

  Ruiz, M F ^a   Esteban, M R ^a   Donoro, C ^a   Goday, C ^a   Sanchez, L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BLASTODERM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TESTIS; X CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIPTERA; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA HELICASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034528883     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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