Molecular regulation of the mitosis/meiosis decision in multicellular organisms

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Kimble, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS; NEMATODA;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLOWER; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLOWERS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MICE; MITOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; YEASTS;

EID: 84863859947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a002683     Document Type: Article

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