Translocation of Y-linked genes to the dot chromosome in drosophila pseudoobscura

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1612-1620

  Larracuente, Amanda M ^a   Noor, Mohamed A F ^b   Clark, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dot chromosome; Drosophila pseudoobscura; RDNA; Y chromosome evolution

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DOT CHROMOSOME; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; FEMALE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENE; GENETICS; INTRON; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

ANIMALS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; INTRONS; MALE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 77953752966     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq045     Document Type: Article

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