Molecular analysis of the rDNA ITS-1 intergenic spacer in Drosophila mulleri, D. arizonae, and their hybrids

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 411-421

  Baffi, Milla Alves ^a   Ceron, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

D. arizonae; Drosophila mulleri; Interspecific hybrids; ITS 1 spacer; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CISTRON; CROSS BREEDING; DNA DETERMINATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA ARIZONAE; DROSOPHILA MULLERI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYBRID; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; X CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION;

DROSOPHILA ARIZONAE; DROSOPHILA MULLERI; REPLETA GROUP;

ANIMALS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA; ESTERASES; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036891208     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020729612672     Document Type: Article

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