Sex chromosomes, sex determination, and sex-linked sequences in Microtidae

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 266-273

  Marchal, J A ^a   Acosta, M J ^a   Bullejos, M ^a   Diaz De La Guardia R ^b   Sanchez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GERM CELL; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 45,X; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; Y CHROMOSOME; ZFY GENE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; MALE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ARVICOLINAE; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OREGONI; RODENTIA;

EID: 0346058358     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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