Localization of sequences regulating ancestral and acquired sites of esterase6 activity in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 784-797

  Healy, Marion J ^a   Dumancic, Mira M ^a   Cao, Anh ^a   Oakeshott, John G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

D. melanogaster; esterase6; evolution; regulatory DNA

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATORY DUCT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE DELETION; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; TRIXIS;

EID: 0029984107     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025639     Document Type: Article

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