Molecular and genetic analysis of the Tribolium Ultrabithorax ortholog, Ultrathorax

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 608-619

  Bennett, Randy L ^a   Brown, Susan J ^b   Denell, Robin E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HOM C; Insect evolution; Tribolium; Ultrabithorax; Ultrathorax

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRIBOLIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0032699556     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050295     Document Type: Article

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