A genetic and molecular characterization of the garnet gene of Drosophila melanogaster

Genome

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1183-1193

  Lloyd, Vett K ^a,b,c   Sinclair, D A ^a,b   Wennberg, R ^a   Warner, T S ^b   Honda, B M ^b   Grigliatti, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AP 3; Drosophila melanogaster; Eye pigments; Garnet

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CLONED GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENDOSOME; GARNET GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GOLGI APPARATUS; INTRACELLULAR VESICLE TRANSPORT; PIGMENTATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033500874     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g99-088     Document Type: Article

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