Sex-determining mechanisms in insects based on imprinting and elimination of chromosomes

Sexual Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 83-103

  Sanchez L ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cecydomyiidae; Chromosome elimination; Chromosome imprinting; Coccids; Collembola; Sciara; Sex determining mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COCCOIDEA; COLLEMBOLA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; SCIARA; SCIARIDAE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; INSECT; INSECT CHROMOSOME; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, INSECT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSECTS; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

EID: 84897901521     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356709     Document Type: Article

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