Bradysia hygida (Diptera, Sciaridae) presents two eukaryotic Elongation factor 1A gene homologues: Partial characterization of the eukaryotic Elongation factor 1A-F1 gene

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 437-444

  Candido Silva, J A ^a   Monesi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradysia hygida; Eukaryotic elongation factor 1a; Polytene chromosomes; Sciaridae

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1A F1; ELONGATION FACTOR 1A F2; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BRADYSIA HYGIDA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SALIVARY GLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME;

BRADYSIA HYGIDA; DIPTERA; EUKARYOTA; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 77952917446     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500029     Document Type: Article

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