Position effect variegation at fission yeast centromeres

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CentromereBiologyPosition effectHeterochromatinEuchromatinSchizosaccharomyces pombeGeneticsChromatinHeterochromatin protein 1GeneVariegation (histology)ChromosomeSaccharomyces cerevisiae

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 76
Issue: 1
Pages: 157-169
Citations: 340
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                                    Robin C. Allshire, 
                                
                                    Jean‐Paul Javerzat, 
                                
                                    Nicola J. Redhead
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1994). 
                            Position effect variegation at fission yeast centromeres. 
                            Cell
                            , 76
                            (1)
                            , 157-169.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(94)90180-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90180-5