Control of telomere elongation and telomeric silencing in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetica

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-70

  Mason, James M ^a   Haoudi, Abdelali ^a   Konev, Alexander Y ^a   Kurenova, Elena ^b   Walter, Marika F ^c   Biessmann, Harald ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Heterochromatin; Telomere; Transcription; Transposition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035102811     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026548503320     Document Type: Article

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