Germline transformation of Drosophila melanogaster with the piggyBac transposon vector

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-457

  Handler, Alfred M ^a   Harrell II, R A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Germline transformation; Green fluorescent protein; PiggyBac vector; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INSECT GENETICS; TRANSPOSON VECTOR;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; GERM CELLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOTHS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033229922     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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