Fine-scale analysis of X chromosome inactivation in the male germ line of drosophila melanogaster

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1561-1563

  Kemkemer, Claus ^a   Hense, Winfried ^a   Parsch, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

gene expression; MSCI; spermatogenesis; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GERM LINE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SRY GENE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DOWN-REGULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ASSAYS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 79955392262     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq355     Document Type: Article

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