Mobility properties of the Hermes transposable element in transgenic lines of Aedes aegypti

Genetica

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-22

  Smith, Ryan C ^a,b   Atkinson, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Beta tubulin; Germline remobilization; Hermes; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79251648043     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9459-7     Document Type: Article

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