Origin and evolution of the Drosophila Y chromosome

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 664-668

  Carvalho, A Bernardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; DROSOPHILA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SPERMATOZOON;

DROSOPHILA;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0036888984     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(02)00356-8     Document Type: Review

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