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Transcriptome Analysis of the Chinese White Wax Scale Ericerus pela with Focus on Genes Involved in Wax Biosynthesis

Pu Yang, Jiaying Zhu, Zhongjun Gong, Dong-Li Xu, Weiwei Liu, Xinda Lin, Yanfei Li

PLoS ONE · 2012 · 47 citations · 25 references

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The transcriptome analysis of E. pela during peak wax secretion provided an overview of gene expression information at the transcriptional level and a resource for gene mining. Five genes related to white wax biosynthesis were identified.

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