Isolation and analysis of sequences showing sex-specific cytosine methylation in the mealybug Planococcus lilacinus

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 274, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 557-568

  Mohan, K Naga ^a,b   Chandra, H Sharat ^a,b  

^a Centre for Human Genetics   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; MEALYBUG; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; HEMIPTERA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

PLANOCOCCUS LILACINUS;

EID: 28544433038     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-005-0004-9     Document Type: Article

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