Plasticity in mRNA expression and localization of orthodenticle within higher Diptera

Evolution and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-704

  Schetelig, Marc F ^a   Schmid, Bernhard G M ^a   Zimowska, Grazyna ^b   Wimmer, Ernst A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTORECEPTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; ANIMALIA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 55049099722     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2008.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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