Genomic imprinting in Drosophila has properties of both mammalian and insect imprinting

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-66

  Anaka, Matthew ^a,c   Lynn, Audra ^b   McGinn, Patrick ^a,d   Lloyd, Vett K ^a,e  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Genomic imprinting; Heterochromatin; Insects

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; INSECT; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; MAMMALS; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 60349096295     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-008-0267-3     Document Type: Article

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