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The role of Ultrabithorax in the patterning of adult thoracic muscles in Drosophila melanogaster.
Development genes and evolution - 1 Feb 2001
Rivlin P K, Gong A, Schneiderman A M, Booker R
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the homeotic gene, Ultrabithorax (Ubx), result in the transformation of the third thoracic (T3) segment into the second thoracic (T2) segment. Although it has been well established that these mutations have striking effects on adult epidermal structures in T3, the effect of these mutations on the adult musculature has been controversial. In this study, a series of Ubx regulatory mutations,...
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