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A massive incorporation of microbial genes into the genome of Tetranychus urticae , a polyphagous arthropod herbivore

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Disruption of a horizontally transferred phytoene desaturase abolishes carotenoid accumulation and diapause inTetranychus urticae

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Selection of Reference Genes for Expression Analysis Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR in the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera, Aphidiae)

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A gene horizontally transferred from bacteria protects arthropods from host plant cyanide poisoning

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Carotenoids in unexpected places: Gall midges, lateral gene transfer, and carotenoid biosynthesis in animals

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The role of carotenoids and their derivatives in mediating interactions between insects and their environment

(2012) Jeremy J. Heath et al.   Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Endosymbiotic bacteria as a source of carotenoids in whiteflies

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Functional properties of carotenoids originating from algae

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Light- induced electron transfer and ATP synthesis in a carotene synthesizing insect

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Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

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Diversification of Genes for Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Aphids following an Ancient Transfer from a Fungus

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MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Analysis of al-2 Mutations in Neurospora

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Genetics of Color Polymorphism in the Pea Aphid,Acyrthosiphon pisum

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Symbiotic Bacterium Modifies Aphid Body Color

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Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

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