The genetics of Drosophila transgenics

BioEssays

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1243-1253

  Roman, Gregg ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA; GENE TARGETING; HORMONES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 8844247123     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20120     Document Type: Review

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