Expression and function of the Drosophila melanogaster ADH in male Ceratitis capitata adults: A potential strategy for medfly genetic sexing based on gene-transfer technology

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-254

  Christophides, G K ^a   Savakis, C A ^a   Mintzas, C ^a   Komitopoulou, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Genetic sexing; Medfly; Minos; MSSP

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GERM LINE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034957779     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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