X chromosomes, retrogenes and their role in male reproduction

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-83

  Wang, P Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOMICS; HYPOTHESIS; INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL; TESTIS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 1342308231     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2004.01.007     Document Type: Review

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