Distribution of L1-retroposons on the giant sex chromosomes of Microtus cabrerae (Arvicolidae, Rodentia): Functional and evolutionary implications

Chromosome Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Marchal, J A ^a   Acosta, M J ^a   Bullejos, M ^a   Puerma, E ^a   Diaz De La Guardia R ^b   Sanchez A ^a  

^a Campus Universitario Paraje Las Lagunillas s n   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterochromatin; L1 retroposons; Microtus; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; MALE; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; RODENT; SEX CHROMOSOME; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; MALE; METHYLATION; MODELS, GENETIC; RETROELEMENTS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ARVICOLINAE; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33644945932     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1034-9     Document Type: Article

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