Mobile genetic elements in protozoan parasites

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-86

  Bhattacharya, Sudha ^a   Bakre, Abhijeet ^a   Bhattacharya, Alok ^b  

^a School of Environmental Sciences   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomous and nonautonomous mobile elements; Non LTR retrotransposons; Protozoan parasites

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOME; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MAMMAL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; RETROPOSON; REVIEW; TELOMERE; TRANSPOSON; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0036706170     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715903     Document Type: Review

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