Chromosomal localization of actin genes in the malaria mosquito Anopheles darlingi

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-121

  Bridi, L C ^a   Sharakhova, M V ^b   Sharakhov, I V ^b   Cordeiro, J ^c   Azevedo Junior, G M ^a   Tadei, W P ^a   Rafael, M S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosomal homologies; FISH; Malaria vector; Physical mapping

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME; CLONE; DISEASE VECTOR; GENE; GENOMICS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMAZON RIVER;

ANOPHELES DARLINGI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84873995933     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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