Article
Development of the D. melanogaster caudal segments involves suppression of the ventral regions of A8, A9 and A10.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 1992
Kuhn D T, Sawyer M, Packert G, Turenchalk G, Mack J A, Sprey T E, Gustavson E, Kornberg T B
Abstract excerpt
Whereas the segmental organization of the thorax and anterior abdomen is morphologically delineated in both the Drosophila larva and adult, segments in the head and caudal regions lack such well-defined boundaries. Consequently, the organization of these regions has been difficult to decipher. In this study, transformations caused by the bithorax-complex homeotic mutants 48, M3, Ultraabdominal-1 (Uab1) and...
Topics
- Abdomen
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Homeobox
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation