Tandem repeats and length variation in the mitochondrial DNA control region of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Genome

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 855-861

  Snäll, Niina ^a   Huoponen, K ^a   Savontaus, M L ^a   Ruohomaki K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Control region; Epirrita autumnata; Lepidoptera; Mitochondrial DNA; Tandem array

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EPIRRITA; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; GEOMETRIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0036435319     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g02-058     Document Type: Article

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