Comparison of gene representation between diploid and triploid Paragonimus westermani by expressed sequence tag analyses

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 803-816

  Kim, Tae Suk ^a   De Guzman, Jefferson V ^a   Kong, Hyun Hee ^a   Chung, Dong Il ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

DNA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; PARASITE; TAGGING;

ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; DNA LIBRARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRIPLOIDY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIPLOIDY; DOGS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; POLYPLOIDY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI;

EID: 33748933844     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-723R.1     Document Type: Article

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