Spatial organization of genomes

Current Genomics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-168

  Gheldof, N ^a   Dekker, Job ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Base composition; Boundary element; Chromosome condensation; Chromosome territory; Insulator; Long range interaction; Nuclear organization; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PACKAGING; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; INTERPHASE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SISTER CHROMATID;

EID: 1442302315     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389202043489962     Document Type: Review

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