The dual function of ovo/shavenbaby in germline and epidermis differentiation is conserved between Drosophila melanogaster and the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 691-699

  Khila, Abderrahman ^a,b   El Haidani, Ahmed ^a   Vincent, Alain ^b   Payre, François ^b   Souda, Saad Ibn ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Institut d'Exploration Fonctionnelle des Genomes   (France)

Author keywords

Bactrocera; Drosophila; Epidermis; Germline; ovo; svb

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA OLEAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037967633     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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