Molecular structure of yoyo, a gypsy-like retrotransposon from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Genetica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-178

  Zhou, Qin ^a   Haymer, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Gypsy element; Mediterranean fruit fly; Retrotransposon

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENOME; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROPOSON; VIRUS GENE; Y CHROMOSOME;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DNA VIRUSES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031396672     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018347425870     Document Type: Article

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