Genome-wide screening and characterization of transposable elements and their distribution analysis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1046-1057

  Osanai Futahashi, Mizuko ^a   Suetsugu, Yoshitaka ^b   Mita, Kazuei ^b   Fujiwara, Haruhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Evolution; GC content; Genome; Recombination; Retrotransposon; Silkworm; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; SILKWORM; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENOME, INSECT; PHYLOGENY;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; FUNGI; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 59649098867     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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