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Drosophila Myosin II, Zipper, is essential for ommatidial rotation.
Developmental biology - 15 Oct 2007
Fiehler Ryan W, Wolff Tanya
Abstract excerpt
The adult Drosophila retina is a highly polarized epithelium derived from a precursor tissue that is initially symmetric across its dorsoventral axis. Specialized 90 degrees rotational movements of subsets of cells, the ommatidial precursors, establish mirror symmetry in the retinal epithelium. M...
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