A study of the composition and function of telomeric chromatin in drosophila melanogaster.
The telomeres of most organisms are characterized by a protein-capping complex that protects chromosome ends, a series of repetitive subtelomeric sequences known as Telomere-Associated Sequences (TAS), and a behavioral phenomenon known as Telomere Position Effect (TPE). TPE is a phenomenon whereby n...
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Language: | en |
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University of British Columbia
2008
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/320 |