Mariner-like sequences are present in the genome of the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 742-745

  Auge Gouillou C ^a   Bigot, Y ^a   Periquet, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Repeats; Transposons

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENOME; MARINER LIKE ELEMENT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETICS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 2442725960     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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