Genomic organization and transcription of satellite DNA in the ant Aphaenogaster subterranea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Genome

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 609-616

  Lorite, P ^a   Renault, S ^a   Rouleux Bonnin, F ^a   Bigot, S ^a   Periquet, G ^a   Palomeque, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Methylation; Satellite DNA transcription

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, SATELLITE; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PUPA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

APHAENOGASTER; APHAENOGASTER SUBTERRANEA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036433520     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g02-022     Document Type: Article

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