A comparative phylogenetic analysis of full-length mariner elements isolated from the Indian tasar silkmoth, Antheraea mylitta (lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-453

  Prasad, M Dharma ^a   Nagaraju, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea mylitta; Bombycoidea; Inverted terminal repeat; Mariner; Transposon

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSASE;

MOTH; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INDIA; INVERTED TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; SILKWORM; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTHERAEA; ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYCOIDEA; BOMBYX MORI; CECROPIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SATURNIIDAE; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037592656     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705119     Document Type: Article

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