The homeobox genes of Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia) reveal a putative mating-type locus

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-52

  Bürglin, Thomas R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Homedomain; Homeobox gene; Mating type locus; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMEOBOX; MATING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037293641     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-002-0287-3     Document Type: Article

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