Article
Seven Wnt homologues in Drosophila: a case study of the developing tracheae.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Dec 2001
Llimargas M, Lawrence P A
Abstract excerpt
Sequencing of the Drosophila genome has revealed that there are "silent" homologues of many important genes-family members that were not detected by classic genetic approaches. Why have so many homologues been conserved during evolution? Perhaps each one has a different but important function in every system. Perhaps each one works independently in a different part of the body. Or, perhaps some are redundant....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.