Article
The ovo gene of Drosophila encodes a zinc finger protein required for female germ line development.
The EMBO journal - 1 Aug 1991
Mével-Ninio M, Terracol R, Kafatos F C
Abstract excerpt
As defined by dominant and recessive ovo mutations, the ovo gene is required for development of the Drosophila female germ line, and does not exert any function in males or in somatic tissues. However, reversion of dominant ovo mutations can result in new phenotypes that are not related to the female germ line: the svb and lzl mutations affect cuticle and eye development, respectively. We have identified a 7.2 kb...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Drosophila
- Female
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phenotype
- RNA
- Restriction Mapping