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Molecular characterization of Cephalothorax, the Tribolium ortholog of Sex combs reduced.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 May 2001
Curtis C D, Brisson J A, DeCamillis M A, Shippy T D, Brown S J, Denell R E
Abstract excerpt
Sex combs reduced (Scr), a Hox gene located in the Antennapedia complex of Drosophila melanogaster, is required for the proper development of the labial and first thoracic segments. The Tribolium castaneum genetically defined locus Cephalothorax (Cx) is a candidate Scr ortholog based on the location of Cx in the beetle Homeotic complex and mutant effects on the labial and first thoracic segments. To address this...
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