Distribution and conservation of the transposable element gypsy in Drosophilid species

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Herédia, Fabiana ^a   Loreto, Elgion Lúcio S ^b   Valente, Vera Lúcia S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Gypsy; PCR; Retrotransposon; Southern blot

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GYPSY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INSECT GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION SITE; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPOSON;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 34247105290     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572007000100023     Document Type: Article

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