Rapid cloning of insect transposon insertion junctions using 'universal' PCR

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-88

  Beeman, R W ^a   Stauth, D M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

gypsy class retrotransposon; one sided PCR; Tribollum castaneum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRIBOLIUM FREEMANI;

EID: 0031080965     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1997.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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