Sequence and secondary structure of the rDNA second internal transcribed spacer in the sibling species Culex pipiens L. and Cx. quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Severini, Carlo ^a   Silvestrini, F ^a   Mancini, P ^a   La Rosa, G ^a   Marinucci, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens complex; ITS2; rDNA; Secondary structure

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 28S; RNA 5.8S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CULEX; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SIBLING RELATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULEX; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 0030210166     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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