Article
The maternal gene nanos has a central role in posterior pattern formation of the Drosophila embryo.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 1991
Lehmann R, Nüsslein-Volhard C
Abstract excerpt
A group of maternal genes, the posterior group, is required for the development of the abdominal region in the Drosophila embryo. We have used genetic as well as cytoplasmic transfer experiments to order seven of the posterior group genes (nanos, pumilio, oskar, valois, vasa, staufen and tudor) into a functional pathway. An activity present in the posterior pole plasm of wild-type embryos can restore normal...
Topics
- Abdomen
- Animals
- Cytoplasm
- Drosophila
- Genes
- Genetic Techniques
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation
- Phenotype