Analysis of the amplification and transcription of the C3-22 gene of Rhynchosciara americana (Diptera: Sciaridae) in transgenic lines of Drosophila melanogaster

Chromosoma

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 144-151

  Soares, M A M ^a,b   Monesi, N ^a   Basso Jr , L R ^a   Stocker, A J ^a,c   Paco Larson M L ^a   Lara, F J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C3 22 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FLY; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOMES; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC VECTORS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAYS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; NEPTUNIA; RHYNCHOSCIARA AMERICANA; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 0242636890     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-003-0254-4     Document Type: Article

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