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Beta-heterochromatin

A diffusely banded region of heterochromatin located between euchromatin and alpha-heterochromatin in the polytene chromosome chromocenter; normally… 
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2001
2001
Characterization of the flamenco region of the Drosophila melanogaster genome.
The flamenco gene, located at 20A1-3 in the beta-heterochromatin of the Drosophila X chromosome, is a major regulator of the… 
1998
1998
Beta-heterochromatin in mammals: evidence from studies in Microtus agrestis based on the extensive accumulation of L1 and non-L1 retroposons in the heterochromatin
The heterochromatin of Microtus agrestis contains two retroposons, one L1 and one non-L1, which were cloned and analyzed with… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Mobile genetic elements, chiasmata, and the unique organization of beta-heterochromatin
Beta-heterochromatin in Drosophila and the Syrian hamster share a similar DNA organization, few unique sequences, and scrambled… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Transposable elements map in a conserved pattern of distribution extending from beta-heterochromatin to centromeres in Drosophila melanogaster
In situ hybridisation to mitotic chromosomes shows that sequences homologous to different Drosophila melanogaster transposable… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The Drosophila salivary gland chromocenter contains highly polytenized subdomains of mitotic heterochromatin.
Peri-centromeric regions of Drosophila melanogaster chromosomes appear heterochromatic in mitotic cells and become greatly… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The distribution of transposable elements within and between chromosomes in a population of Drosophila melanogaster. III. Element abundances in heterochromatin.
The total genomic copy numbers of ten families of transposable elements of Drosophila melanogaster in a set of ten isogenic lines… 
1992
1992
Heterochromatin protein 1, a known suppressor of position-effect variegation, is highly conserved in Drosophila.
The Su(var)205 gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), a protein located preferentially within… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Chromosome structure at interfaces between major chromatin types: Alpha‐ and Beta‐heterochromatin
The chromocenter of Drosophila polytene chromosomes, which consists of two major chromatin types, has long been a troublesome… 
1990
1990
Molecular and cytogenetic analysis of the heterochromatin-euchromatin junction region of the Drosophila melanogaster X chromosome using cloned DNA sequences.
We have used three cloned DNA sequences consisting of (1) part of the suppressor of forked transcription unit, (2) a cloned 359… 
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Microcloning reveals a high frequency of repetitive sequences characteristic of chromosome 4 and the beta-heterochromatin of Drosophila melanogaster.
Microdissection and microcloning of the euchromatin-heterochromatin transition region of the Drosophila melanogaster polytene X… 
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