Deletions in the desaturase2 gene in Israeli populations of Drosophila melanogaster: Possible role in mate recognition

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Zamorzaeva, I ^a,b   Rashkovetsky, E ^a   Nevo, E ^a   Korol, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Moldova)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Deletions; Desaturase2 gene; Drosophila; Mate recognition; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; DESAT2 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 58549113410     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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