Modular Structure in Developmentally Eliminated DNA in Tetrahymena may be a Consequence of Frequent Insertions and Deletions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 336, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1075-1086

  Huvos, Piroska ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental elimination; Insertion deletion; Interspersion; Modular structure; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; DNA; HISTONE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; MACRONUCLEUS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSPOSON;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 1242272075     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.065     Document Type: Article

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