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Patterning a multi-headed mutant in Hydractinia: enhancement of head formation and its phenotypic normalization.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Feb 2004
Müller Werner A, Teo Regina, Möhrlen Frank
Abstract excerpt
In a mutant strain of Hydractinia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), the polyps develop ectopic supernumerary tentacles and heads (hypostomes) after an initial phase of wild-type growth. In order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms implicated in the development of aberrant phenotypes, we tried to enhance or suppress the expressivity of this hypomorphic mutation by exposing subclones to factors supposedly influencing pattern...
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