First evidence of methylation in the genome of Drosophila willistoni

Genetica

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-105

  Garcia, Rosane Nunes ^a   D'Ávila, Marícia Fantinel ^a   Robe, Lizandra Jaqueline ^a   Loreto, Elgion Lúcio Da Silva ^b   Panzera, Yanina ^c   De Heredia, Fabiana Oliveira ^a   Valente, Vera Lúcia Da Silva ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

dDnmt2; DNA methylation; Drosophila willistoni; Epigenetics; rDNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE SPECIFIC);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOME; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC);

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547464676     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-006-9116-3     Document Type: Article

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