Article
Pattern formation in imaginal discs.
Seminars in cell biology - 1 Jun 1990
Whittle J R
Abstract excerpt
Imaginal discs are sacs of folded epithelium arising during embryogenesis. They proliferate during the larval instars, and at metamorphosis secrete the adult cuticle, therefore being responsible for the characteristic surface patterning of this insect. Each disc has intrinsic growth controls and...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Communication
- Cell Differentiation
- Drosophila
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation
- Wings, Animal