Utility of the white gene in estimating phylogenetic relationships among mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 442-454

  Besansky, Nora J ^a   Fahey, G Thomas ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

base composition; Culicidae; introns; molecular systematics; mosquitoes; nuclear gene; phylogeny; white gene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANOPHELINAE; CHAOBORIDAE; CULICIDAE; CULICINAE; DEINOCERITES; DIPTERA; HAEMAGOGUS; SABETHES; TOXORHYNCHITINAE; TRIPTEROIDES;

EID: 0030934593     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025780     Document Type: Article

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