Evidence for an inactive transposable mariner-like element in anopheles albimanus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-467

  Liu, Keyi ^a,b   Lizardi, Paul ^a,c   Yu, Jinzhi ^a,b   Rodriguez, Mario Henry ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anopheles albimanus; Mariner; Transposon

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; MALARIA; PHYLOGENY; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0033256432     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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