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'De-evolution' of Drosophila toward a more generic mode of axis patterning.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Jan 2003
Lynch Jeremy, Desplan Claude
Abstract excerpt
The genetics of the establishment of the primary axes of the early embryo have been worked out in great detail Drosophila. However, evidence has accumulated that Drosophila employs a mode of patterning that is not shared with most insects. In particular, the use of the morphogenic gradient of the Bicoid homeoprotein appears to be a novel addition to the fly developmental toolkit. To better understand the...
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