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Role of the proneural gene, atonal, in formation of Drosophila chordotonal organs and photoreceptors.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 1995
Jarman A P, Sun Y, Jan L Y, Jan Y N
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila gene atonal encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein similar to those encoded by the proneural genes of the achaete-scute complex (AS-C). The AS-C are required in the Drosophila PNS for the selection of neural precursors of external sense organs. We have isolated mutants of atonal, which reveal that this gene encodes the proneural gene for chordotonal organs and photoreceptors. In atonal mutants,...
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