Characterization and comparative profiling of miRNAs in invasive Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B and Q.

BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, conserved, non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B and Q are two invasive and dominant whiteflies, and B. tabaci Q has been displacing B in China. Differences in biological traits (fecundity, host ra...

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Main Authors: Qiang Guo, Yun-Li Tao, Dong Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3603954?pdf=render