Mapping analysis of carotenoids-binding protein of Bombyx mori by restriction fragment length polymorphism

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-154

  Hara, Wajiro ^a   Sosnicki, Stephen ^b   Banno, Yutaka ^c   Fujimoto, Hirofumi ^d   Takada, Naoko ^d   Maekawa, Hideaki ^d   Fujii, Hiroshi ^c   Wells, Michael A ^b   Tsuchida, Kozo ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; CBP; Mapping; RFLP; Y gene; Yellow hemolymph

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; CBP; RFLP; Y-GENE; YELLOW HEMOLYMPH;

ANIMALS; MAPPING; PIGMENTS; PROTEINS;

GENES;

BOMBYX MORI;

BOMBYX MORI; GENETIC MODIFICATION; PROTEIN;

EID: 36248983145     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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