Gene content evolution on the X chromosome

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 493-498

  Gurbich, Tatiana A ^a   Bachtrog, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; DEPLETION; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE LOCATION; HEMIZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 58549113340     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2008.09.006     Document Type: Review

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