Genetic variations in the vitellogenin of Japanese populations of the wild silkworm Bombyx mandarina

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-134

  Meng, Yan ^a   Liu, Chaoliang ^b   Shiomi, Kunihiro ^a   Nakagaki, Masao ^a   Banno, Yutaka ^c   Kajiura, Zenta ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mandarina; Bombyx mori; Evolution; Vitellin; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MANDARINA; BOMBYX MORI; EVOLUTION; VITELLIN; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; NUCLEOTIDES;

ANIMALS;

BOMBYX MANDARINA; BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

AMINO ACID; BOMBYX MORI; DNA; GENETIC MODIFICATION; SERICULTURE; SILKWORM;

EID: 33751225981     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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