Article
abdA expression in Drosophila embryos.
Genes & development - 1 Sept 1990
Karch F, Bender W, Weiffenbach B
Abstract excerpt
The abdominal A (abdA) gene is one of three transcription units in the Bithorax Complex of Drosophila encoding a homeo box protein; it is flanked by Ultrabithorax (Ubx) and Abdominal B (AbdB). The abdA gene is required for segmental identity of the second through eighth abdominal segments. The transcription unit of abdA is approximately 20 kb long and encodes a protein of 330 amino acids. The abdA homeo box is...
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