A major non-LTR retrotransposon of Bombyx mori, L1Bm

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-264

  Ichimura, Sachiko ^a   Mita, Kazuei ^a   Sugaya, Kimihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori, insect; Histone genes; LINE; Non LTR retrotransposon; Retrotransposon

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RETROELEMENTS; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 0030870835     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006228     Document Type: Article

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