Oskar predates the evolution of germ plasm in insects

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2278-2283

  Ewen Campen, Ben ^a   Srouji, John R ^a   Schwager, Evelyn E ^a   Extavour, Cassandra G ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; OSKAR PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GRYLLIDAE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GERM CELLS; GRYLLIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; ENSIFERA (INSECTS); GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84870496854     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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