Conservation and divergence in the control of yolk protein genes in dipteran insects

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 264-281

  Tortiglione, Claudia ^a,b   Bownes, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calliphora; doublesex; Evolution; Musca; yolk protein genes

Indexed keywords

YOLK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; FLY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSE FLY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030664334     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050114     Document Type: Article

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