Molecular characterization of the Anopheles gambiae 2L telomeric region via an integrated transgene

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-20

  Biessmann, H ^a   Donath, J ^a   Walter, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; P element; Satellite; Telomere; Transformation

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TELOMERE; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TELOMERE; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030087857     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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