The maternal-effect gene fsh is essential for the specification of the central region of the Drosophila embryo.

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The maternal-effect gene fsh is essential for the specification of the central region of the Drosophila embryo.

The New biologist - 1 Feb 1990

Huang D H, Dawid I B

Abstract excerpt

The maternal-effect gene, female sterile (1) homeotic (fsh), has been implicated in the determination of segmental organization and identity. We have analyzed the spatial patterns of expression of several segmentation and homeotic genes in fsh-deficient embryos. We observed perturbations in the e...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genes, Homeobox
Genes, Lethal
Mutation

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