Evolving expression patterns of the homeotic gene Scr in insects

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 897-904

  Passalacqua, Karla D ^a   Hrycaj, Steven ^a   Mahfooz, Najmus ^a   Popadic, Aleksandar ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene expression; Hemimetabolous insects; Prothorax (T1); Sex combs reduced (Scr)

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMIPTERA; HOMEOBOX; HOX GENE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CLASSIFICATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTHROPODA; DICTYOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; ONCOPELTUS; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS; ORTHOPTERA; PTERYGOTA (WINGED INSECTS); THERMOBIA; THERMOBIA DOMESTICA; THYSANURA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77956054942     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082839kp     Document Type: Article

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