Structural polymorphism of the luciferase gene in the firefly, Luciola lateralis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Cho, Kook Ho ^a   Lee, Jong Seob ^a   Choi, Yang Do ^a   Boo, Kyung Saeng ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genomic clones; Luciferase; Luciola lateralis; Multiple allelism; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CLONED GENE; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LUCIFERASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAMPYRIDAE; LUCIOLA LATERALIS;

EID: 0033136430     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.820193.x     Document Type: Article

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