Detection and analysis of somatic mutations at a lacZ reporter locus in higher organisms: Application to Mus musculus and Drosophila melanogaster

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue , 2007, Pages 267-287

  Garcia, Ana Maria ^a   Busuttil, Rita A ^a   Rodriguez, Armando ^a   Cabrera, Carlos ^a   Lundell, Martha ^a   Dolle, Martijn E T ^a   Vijg, Jan ^a  

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Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Genome rearrangements; lacZ plasmids; Mus musculus; Somatic mutations

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUS MUSCULUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TRANSGENES;

EID: 34548756696     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-361-7:267     Document Type: Article

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