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Expression of ecdysteroid-regulated genes is reduced specifically in the wing discs of the wing-deficient mutant (fl) of Bombyx mori.
Development genes and evolution - 1 Mar 2000
Matsuoka T, Fujiwara H
Abstract excerpt
The wing-deficient mutant, flügellos (fl), of the silkworm, lacks four wings in the pupa and the adult. Previous studies have suggested that the fl wing discs lose responsiveness to ecdysteroid during metamorphosis. To test this hypothesis at the molecular level we compared the expression of 12 genes when the wing discs from the wild-type (WT) and fl larvae were cultured in the presence or absence of...
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