The gene transformer-2 of Sciara (Diptera, Nematocera) and its effect on Drosophila sexual development

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Martín, Iker ^a   Ruiz, María F ^a   Sánchez, Lucas ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sciara; sex determination; transformer 2 gene

Indexed keywords

ANASTREPHA; BRACHYCERA; BRADYSIA COPROPHILA; CERATITIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; NEMATOCERA; SCIARA; SCIARA OCELLARIS; SCIARIDAE;

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; TRA2 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REGULATOR; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79952547090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471213X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-11-19     Document Type: Article

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