A position-effect assay for boundaries of higher order chromosomal domains.

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90318-s

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A position-effect assay for boundaries of higher order chromosomal domains.

Cell - 8 Mar 1991

Kellum R, Schedl P

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Eukaryotic chromosomes are thought to be organized into a series of discrete higher order chromatin domains. This organization is believed to be important not only in the compaction of the chromatin fiber, but also in the utilization of genetic information. Each domain would define an independent...

Topics

Animals
Chromosomes
DNA Transposable Elements
Drosophila
Genes
Genetic Vectors
Heat-Shock Proteins
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Restriction Mapping
Transformation, Genetic

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