"Chironomidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of nonbiting midges, in the order DIPTERA. Salivary glands of the genus Chironomus are used in studies of cellular genetics and biochemistry.
| Descriptor ID |
D002683
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Chironomidae- Chironomidae
- Midges, Nonbiting
- Midge, Nonbiting
- Nonbiting Midge
- Nonbiting Midges
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chironomidae" by people in Profiles.
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Chironomus riparius (Diptera) genome sequencing reveals the impact of minisatellite transposable elements on population divergence. Mol Ecol. 2017 Jun; 26(12):3256-3275.
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Embryo development. A cysteine-clamp gene drives embryo polarity in the midge Chironomus. Science. 2015 May 29; 348(6238):1040-2.