Facts and artifacts in studies of gene expression in aneuploids and sex chromosomes

Chromosoma

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 459-469

  Birchler, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84929514047     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: 14320886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-014-0478-5     Document Type: Review

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