POSITION-EFFECT VARIEGATION AND THE NEW BIOLOGY OF HETEROCHROMATIN

被引:219
作者
KARPEN, GH
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[1] Molecular Biology and Virology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037-1099
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10.1016/S0959-437X(05)80055-3
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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The phenomenon of position-effect variegation has long been used as evidence for the importance of chromosome position to gene expression in eukaryotes. Investigations published within the past few years demonstrate that position-effect variegation is caused by multiple mechanisms, and that direct tests of hypotheses are possible with numerous model systems.
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