The white gene from the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-299

  Coates, C J ^a   Schaub, T L ^a   Besansky, N J ^b   Collins, F H ^b   James, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Andes aegypti; Marker gone; Transformation; White gene

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031214632     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1997.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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