Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

Weight and protein variations during the developmental stages of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Pranavi Sreeramoju Department of Biochemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal – 506 009. Telangana State, India ; Prasad M.S.K; Lakshmipathi, V

Biolife, 4(2), pp 425-430

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319034

Abstract:

Tribolium castaneum, a red flour beetle is now-a-days used as a sophisticated model system for the development and evolutionary studies

Keywords:

Tribolium castaneum, weight, protein, variation

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Article Dates:

Received: 3 July 2016; Accepted: 18 August 2016; Published: 2 September 2016

How To Cite:

Pranavi Sreeramoju, Prasad M.S.K, & Lakshmipathi, V. (2022). Weight and protein variations during the developmental stages of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Biolife, 4(3), 425–430. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319034

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