Genome size diversity in the family Drosophilidae

Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-238

  Gregory, T R ^a   Johnston, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C value; Developmental rate; Drosophila; Flow cytometry; Satellite DNA; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DNA; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLY; GENOME; GENOMICS; MODELING; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILIDAE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME, INSECT; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 50049084052     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.49     Document Type: Article

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