Invertebrate post-segregation distorters: A new embryo-killing gene

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Sinkins, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO KILLING GENE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ELEMENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAPLOTYPE; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATERNALISM; PEEL 1 GENE; SEGREGATION DISTORTION; SELF FERTILIZATION; SPERM; ZEEL 1 GENE; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; BACTEROIDETES; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM; WOLBACHIA;

ARTHROPODA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDETES; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 79960918251     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001114     Document Type: Article

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