Dynamics of R1 and R2 elements in the rDNA locus of Drosophila simulans

Genetics

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1557-1567

  Pérez González, César E ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROELEMENTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034856981     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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