Effect of the transformer-2 gene of Anastrepha on the somatic sexual development of Drosophila

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 10-12, 2011, Pages 975-979

  Sarno, Francesca ^a   Ruiz, María Fernanda ^a   Sánchez, Lucas ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anastrepha; Drosophila; Sex determination; Transformer 2

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; TRANSFORMER 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSFORMER 2 GENE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEPHRITIDAE; TRANSGENES;

ANASTREPHA; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84859066884     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.103279fs     Document Type: Article

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