Localization of vasa, a component of Drosophila polar granules, in maternal-effect mutants that alter embryonic anteroposterior polarity.

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Localization of vasa, a component of Drosophila polar granules, in maternal-effect mutants that alter embryonic anteroposterior polarity.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1990

Hay B, Jan L Y, Jan Y N

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Cytoplasm at the posterior pole of the early Drosophila embryo, known as polar plasm, serves as a source of information necessary for germ cell determination and for specification of the abdominal region. Likely candidates for cytoplasmic elements important in one or both of these processes are p...

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Animals
Cytoplasm
Drosophila melanogaster
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Female
Genes
Immunohistochemistry
Mutation
Oocytes
Oogenesis
Proteins

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