Behaviour of cells mutant for an EGF receptor homologue of Drosophila in genetic mosaics.

doi:10.1098/rspb.1990.0100

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Behaviour of cells mutant for an EGF receptor homologue of Drosophila in genetic mosaics.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Oct 1990

Díaz-Benjumea F J, García-Bellido A

Abstract excerpt

The Drosophila homologue of the epidermal growth factor receptor (DEGFr or DER, also called torpedo or top) has many mutant alleles that cause either embryonic lethality (both early and late), pupal lethality or female sterility, possibly corresponding to degrees of hypomorphism. We have studied...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cell Differentiation
Clone Cells
Drosophila
ErbB Receptors
Genes, Lethal
Mosaicism
Mutation
Phenotype

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