Histone H4 genes in some stichotrichous ciliates

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-246

  Kelminson, Karen ^a   Hewitt, Elizabeth ^a   Arkind, Christopher ^a   Kneeland, Patrick ^a   DuBois, Michelle L ^b   Prescott, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 leader; Macronuclear DNA; Micronuclear gene; ORFs; Parity rule 2

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES AEDICULATUS; HYPOTRICHIA; LANCEOLATA; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; MYTILUS; OXYTRICHA; OXYTRICHA GRANULIFERA; PARAUROSTYLA; PARAUROSTYLA VIRIDIS; PLEUROTRICHA; PLEUROTRICHA LANCEOLATA; PROTOZOA; STERKIELLA; STERKIELLA HISTRIOMUSCORUM; STERKIELLA NOVA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA LEMNAE; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS; UROLEPTUS;

EID: 0036775197     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00877     Document Type: Article

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