Evaluation of cis-regulatory function in zebrafish

Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 465-473

  Pashos, Evanthia E ^a   Kague, Erika ^b   Fisher, Shannon ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cis regulatory elements; Genomics; Transgenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; FISH GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; TELEOST; TRANSGENICS; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSGENES; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149394389     PISSN: 14739550     EISSN: 14774062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/eln045     Document Type: Article

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