The sex chromosome that refused to die

BioEssays

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 409-411

  Malone, John H ^a   Oliver, Brian ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE LOSS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, INSECT; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS); Y CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 42549166576     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20752     Document Type: Review

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