Clonal analysis of segmental and compartmental homoeotic transformations in polycomb mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1016/0012-1606(90)90387-x

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Clonal analysis of segmental and compartmental homoeotic transformations in polycomb mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.

Developmental biology - 1 Oct 1990

Tiong S Y, Russell M A

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We describe two new effects of Polycomb mutations on the determination of compartments in the wing of Drosophila. Ventral and posterior wing compartments are transformed partially to their dorsal and anterior counterparts. Although these new phenotypes are most strongly expressed in lethal pharat...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Crossing Over, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Homeobox
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Complementation Test
Male
Mutation
Phenotype
Transformation, Genetic
X Chromosome

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