Dosage requirements of Ultrabithorax and bithoraxoid in the determination of segment identity in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/124.2.357

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Dosage requirements of Ultrabithorax and bithoraxoid in the determination of segment identity in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 Feb 1990

Smolik-Utlaut S M

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The wild-type Ultrabithorax (Ubx) and bithoraxoid (bxd) functions are primarily responsible for establishing the identity of parasegment 6 (PS6) in the Drosophila embryo and thus the identity of the posterior compartment of the third thoracic segment (pT3) and the anterior compartment of the firs...

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Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Gene Expression Regulation
Genes, Homeobox
Genotype
Phenotype

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