Sequence and expression pattern of the germ line marker vasa in honey bees and stingless bees

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 582-593

  Tanaka, Érica Donato ^a,b   Hartfelder, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Melipona quadrifasciata; Oogenesis; Social insect; Vasa

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN VASA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM LINE; HONEYBEE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; QUEEN (INSECT); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STINGLESS BEE; WORKER (INSECT);

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE; METAZOA;

EID: 69949083580     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000043     Document Type: Article

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