Identification of Waldo-A and Waldo-B, two closely related non-LTR retrotransposons in Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-205

  Busseau, Isabelle ^a   Berezikov, Eugène ^b   Bucheton, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Microsatellite; Non LTR retrotransposon; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; INSECT PROTEIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PROTEIN WALDO A; PROTEIN WALDO B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOME; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; RETROPOSON;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035146172     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003793     Document Type: Article

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