Nuclear differentiation for mating types in the ciliate Dileptus anser: A hypothesis

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 428-432

  Yudin, A L ^a   Uspenskaya, Z I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Differentiation; Dileptus anser; Epigenetic inheritance and variation; Macronucleus; Mating types; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CILIATE; DILEPTUS ANSER; EPIGENETICS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMATURITY; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; SELFING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEADY STATE; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

CILIOPHORA; DILEPTUS ANSER; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 33947598626     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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