The Bactrocera tryoni homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster sex-determination gene doublesex

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-366

  Shearman, D C A ^a   Frommer, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Doublesex; Fruit fly; Gene; Sex determination; Tephritid; Y determined

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTROCERA TRYONI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0032213974     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.740355.x     Document Type: Article

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