Molecular aspects of intron evolution in dynein encoding mega-genes on the heterochromatic Y chromosome of Drosophila sp.

Genetica

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 113-123

  Kurek, Roman ^a   Reugels, Alexander M ^b   Lammermann, Ulrich ^a   Bünemann, Hans ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility gene; Lampbrush loop; Satellites; Transposable elements; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA EOHYDEI; DROSOPHILA HYDEI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SP.; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035107059     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026552604229     Document Type: Article

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