Telomere capping in Drosophila: Dealing with chromosome ends that most resemble DNA breaks

Chromosoma

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Rong, Yikang S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

CHROMOSOME; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DROSOPHILA; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA BREAKS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; TELOMERE;

EID: 43049174592     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-007-0144-2     Document Type: Review

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