Molecular genetics of Krüppel, a gene required for segmentation of the Drosophila embryo.

doi:10.1038/313027a0

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Molecular genetics of Krüppel, a gene required for segmentation of the Drosophila embryo.

Nature - 1 Jan 2000

Preiss A, Rosenberg U B, Kienlin A, Seifert E, Jäckle H

Abstract excerpt

Krüppel is a member of the 'gap' class of segmentation genes of Drosophila melanogaster, mutations of which cause contiguous groups of segments of the fruitfly embryo to fail to develop. In the case of Krüppel mutant embryos, thoracic and anterior abdominal segments are deleted. The molecular clo...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Cloning, Molecular
Drosophila melanogaster
Genes, Regulator
Morphogenesis
Mutation
Phenotype
Transcription, Genetic

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