The biology and potential for genetic research of transposable elements in filamentous fungi

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 804-813

  de Lima Fávaro, Léia Cecilia ^a   de Araújo, Welington Luiz ^b   de Azevedo, João Lúcio ^c   Paccola Meirelles, Luzia Doretto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Genetic application; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; RETROPOSON; TRANSPOSON;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 31444448774     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572005000500024     Document Type: Article

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