Genomic structure, organization and localization of the acetylcholinesterase locus of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-47

  Kakani, E G ^a   Trakala, M ^a   Drosopoulou, E ^b   Mavragani Tsipidou, P ^b   Mathiopoulos, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; gene organization; insecticide resistance; Olive fly

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

BIOINFORMATICS; CHROMOSOME; CROP PEST; ENTOMOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; INSECTICIDE; NEUROLOGY; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; INSECT GENOME; INTRON; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEPHRITIDAE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EXONS; GENETIC LOCI; GENOME, INSECT; INTRONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TEPHRITIDAE;

ARTHROPODA; BACTROCERA OLEAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 84872364246     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485312000478     Document Type: Article

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