The metallothionein genes of Mytilus galloprovincialis: Genomic organization, tissue expression and evolution

Marine Genomics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Aceto, Serena ^a   Formisano, Giulia ^a   Carella, Francesca ^a   De Vico, Gionata ^a   Gaudio, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Introns; Metallothionein genes; Molecular evolution; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Real Time PCR

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYTILUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYTILUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 79951812061     PISSN: 18747787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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