Forward genetics in Tribolium castaneum: opening new avenues of research in arthropod biology.
A recent paper in BMC Biology reports the first large-scale insertional mutagenesis screen in a non-drosophilid insect, the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. This screen marks the beginning of a non-biased, 'forward genetics' approach to the study of genetic mechanisms operating in Tribolium.
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Andrew D
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Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FoRTH), Nikolaou Plastira 100, GR-70013 Iraklio, Crete, Greece. apeel@imbb.forth.gr
D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D049750:Genome, Insect; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D012106:Research; D014231:Tribolium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*