Genomic organization and functional characterization of the alcohol dehydrogenase locus of Ceratitis capitata (Medfly)

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Brogna, Saverio ^a,e   Bourtzis, Kostas ^a,b   Gomulski, Ludvik M ^c   Denaxa, Myrto ^a,d   Babaratsas, Alekos ^a   Gasperi, Giuliano ^c   Savakis, Charalambos ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adh; Ceratitis capitata (Medfly); Drosophila; Gene expression; Gene structure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DNA, INTERGENIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REPORTER; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 33744536802     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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