Genetic variation in ecoraces of tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta D. using RFLF technique

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-103

  Mahendran, B ^a   Padhi, B K ^a   Ghosh, Sudip K ^a   Kundu, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea species; DNA; Repetitive RFLP; Retrotransposon; Silkworm

Indexed keywords

ANTHERAEA; ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 33644584759     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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