Genome mapping and characterization of the <it>Anopheles gambiae </it>heterochromatin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heterochromatin plays an important role in chromosome function and gene regulation. Despite the availability of polytene chromosomes and genome sequence, the heterochromatin of the major malaria vector <it>Anopheles gambiae <...

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Main Authors: Sharakhova Maria V, George Phillip, Brusentsova Irina V, Leman Scotland C, Bailey Jeffrey A, Smith Christopher D, Sharakhov Igor V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/459