Multiple, polymorphic copies of SRY in both males and females of the vole Microtus cabrerae

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 167-171

  Bullejos, M ^a   Sanchez A ^a   Burgos, M ^a   Hera, C ^a   Jiménez, Rafael ^a   Díaz de la Guardia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; RODENT; SEX DETERMINATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VOLE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ELLOBIUS; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MICROTUS NIVALIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 2642633771     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: 1424859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134712     Document Type: Article

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