Comparative insect developmental genetics: Phenotypes without mutants

BioEssays

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 379-382

  Denell, Rob ^a   Shippy, Teresa ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; INSECT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; INSECTS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA;

ASCLEPIAS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0035001383     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.1055     Document Type: Review

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