Bioinformatic identification of Ustilago maydis meiosis genes

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Donaldson, Michael E ^a   Saville, Barry J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Germination; Meiosis; Ndt80; Teliospores; Ume6; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

ADY2 GENE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOINFORMATICS; CLB1 GENE; CLB3 GENE; CLB4 GENE; CLB5 GENE; CLB6 GENE; COPRINOPSIS CINEREA; CORN; DNA LIBRARY; DNA REPLICATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; IME2 GENE; IME4 GENE; MEIOSIS; MSH4 GENE; NONHUMAN; PCH2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SMK1 GENE; SPC42 GENE; SPO1 GENE; SPO11 GENE; SPO69 GENE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; SPR3 GENE; SPS1 GENE; SPS4 GENE; TELIOSPORE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MEIOSIS; USTILAGO;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 47249115196     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.04.012     Document Type: Review

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