Three Melanin Pathway Genes, <i>TH</i>, <i>yellow</i>, and <i>aaNAT</i>, Regulate Pigmentation in the Twin-Spotted Assassin Bug, <i>Platymeris biguttatus</i> (Linnaeus)
Pigmentation plays a vital role in insect survival and reproduction. Many melanin pathway genes have been studied in holometabolous insects; however, they have only been studied in two hemimetabolous insect genera, <i>Oncopeltus</i> and <i>Periplaneta</i>. Here we analyzed th...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/11/2728 |