Intragenomic heterogeneity of rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 in Anopheles messeae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-341

  Bezzhonova, O V ^a,b   Goryacheva, I I ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

An. daciae; An. messeae; Internal transcribed spacer 2; Intragenomic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC MARKERS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANOPHELES DACIAE; ANOPHELES MESSEAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 44449143972     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[337:IHORIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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