Chromatin diminution leads to rapid evolutionary changes in the organization of the germ line genomes of the parasitic nematodes A. suum and P. univalens

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-64

  Bachmann Waldmann, Christa ^a   Jentsch, Stephan ^a   Tobler, Heinz ^a   Müller, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Chromatin diminution; Genome evolution; Parascaris univalens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GERM LINE; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASCARIS UNIVALENS; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

ASCARIS SUUM; NEMATODA; PARASCARIS UNIVALENS;

EID: 1642431644     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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