Relationship between the BmXDHl gene and the oq translucent-skin silkworm mutant

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 357-363

  KØmoto, Natuo ^a   Yukuhiro, Kenji ^a   Tamura, Toshiki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; og; oq; translucent skin mutants; xanthine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001183457     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.68.357     Document Type: Article

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