The Aedes aegypti genome: A comparative perspective

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Waterhouse, R M ^a   Wyder, S ^b,c   Zdobnov, E M ^a,b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Gene family; Insect; Mosquito; Synteny; Vector

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

AEDES; ANIMALS; GENOME, INSECT; INSECT VECTORS; PHYLOGENY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 38649139643     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00772.x     Document Type: Review

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