Genetic Evidence That Mutants of the Methoprene-tolerant Gene of Drosophila melanogaster Are Null Mutants

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 641-649

  Wilson, Thomas G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormone receptor gene; Insecticide resistance; Juvenile hormone; Methoprene

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; METHOPRENE; MUTATION;

EID: 0029693378     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1996)32:3/4<641::aid-arch35>3.0.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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