Structure of the Gypsy Moth Vitellogenin Gene

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Hiremath, Shiv ^a   Lehtoma, Kirsten ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lepidoptera; Lymantria dispar; Vitellogenin gene

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BOMBYX; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXON; GENE; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GENES, INSECT; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0030634180     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1997)36:3<151::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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