Analysis of sequence variability in the macronuclear DNA of Paramecium tetraurelia: A somatic view of the germline

Genome Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-596

  Duret, Laurent ^a   Cohen, Jean ^b,c,d   Jubin, Claire ^e,f,g   Dessen, Philippe ^c,h   Goût, Jean François ^a   Mousset, Sylvain ^a   Aury, Jean Marc ^e,f,g   Jaillon, Olivier ^e,f,g   Noël, Benjamin ^e,f,g   Arnaiz, Olivier ^b,c,d   Bétermier, Mireille ^b,c,d,f,i   Wincker, Patrick ^e,f,g   Meyer, Eric ^f,i   Sperling, Linda ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^h INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

ⁱ ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM LINE GENE THERAPY; MACRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA TRANSLATION; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; ZYGOTE;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 41649113803     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.074534.107     Document Type: Article

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