Isolation and characterization of a Bombyx vasa-like gene

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 312-316

  Nakao, Hajime ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Germ cell; Vasa like gene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; DNA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA HELICASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 0033007129     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050257     Document Type: Article

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