Competition between R1 and R2 transposable elements in the 28S rRNA genes of insects

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 299-306

  Ye, J ^a   Perez Gonzalez C E ^a,b   Eickbush, D G ^a   Eickbush, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RETROELEMENTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES;

ARTHROPODA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 23844480354     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084962     Document Type: Article

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