Comparative mapping of Z-orthologous genes in vertebrates: Implications for the evolution of avian sex chromosomes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 178-184

  Nanda, I ^a   Haaf, T ^b   Schartl, M ^a   Schmid, M ^a   Burt, D W ^c  

^a Department of Human Genetics ^*  (Germany)

^b Institute of Clinical Genetics   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHROMOSOME 9; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; GENE LOCUS; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUFFER FISH; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; SYNTENY; TELEOST; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; ZEBRA FISH;

AVES; DANIO RERIO; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; TETRAODON; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; TETRAODONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344099511     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071591     Document Type: Review

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