Chromatin diminution in the parasitic nematodes Ascaris suum and Parascaris univalens

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 391-399

  Müller, Fritz ^a   Tobler, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Chromatin diminution; Chromosomal rearrangement; Elimination; Kinetochores; Parascaris univalens; Parasitic nematodes; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

GENOME; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NEMATODE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDOIDEA; ASCARIS SUUM; CHROMATIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; KINETOCHORES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

ASCARIS SUUM; EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA; PARASCARIS UNIVALENS;

EID: 17344378431     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00199-X     Document Type: Article

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