Abnormal tissue-dependent polytenization of a block of chromosome 3 pericentric heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1035-1044

  Koryakov, Dmitry E ^a   Domanitskaya, Elena V ^a   Belyakin, Stepan N ^a   Zhimulev, Igor F ^a  

^a NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chromosome 3; Drosophila melanogaster; Heterochromatin; Polytenization

Indexed keywords

DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

CHROMOSOME 3; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GERM LINE; HETEROCHROMATIN; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SOMATIC CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; SALIVARY GLANDS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037444665     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00283     Document Type: Review

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