The gene doublesex of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its evolution in insects

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 217, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 725-731

  Ruiz, María Fernanda ^a   Eirín López, José María ^b   Stefani, Rominy N ^c   Perondini, André L P ^c   Selivon, Denise ^c   Sánchez, Lucas ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anastrepha; Double sex; Fruit flies; Molecular evolution; Tephritids

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN DSXF; PROTEIN DSXM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EXON; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); TEPHRITIDAE;

ANASTREPHA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 35148884251     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-007-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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