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The role of eyg Pax gene in the development of the head vertex in Drosophila.
Developmental biology - 15 Jan 2010
Wang Lan-Hsin, Huang Yu-Ting, Tsai Yu-Chen, Sun Y Henry
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila head vertex is composed of three ocelli, stereotypic bristle patterns and characteristic cuticles. It is derived from the fusion of two eye-antenna discs. The head vertex primordium is located at the anterior-dorsal region of the eye disc. The orthodenticle (otd) homeobox gene is expressed in the primordium and is functionally required for its development and patterning. Here we show that the Pax...
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