The dot chromosome of Drosophila: Insights into chromatin states and their change over evolutionary time

Chromosome Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-416

  Riddle, Nicole C ^a   Elgin, Sarah C R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromosome evolution; Drosophila; F element; Heterochromatin

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT CHROMOSOME; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; EUCHROMATIN; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROCHROMATIN; INTERPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; MALE; TIME FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS;

EID: 33745699101     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1061-6     Document Type: Review

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