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Three distinct roles for the engrailed gene in Drosophila wing development.
Current biology : CB - 1 Dec 1994
Hidalgo A
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BACKGROUND: The development of Drosophila includes stages at which the future component parts of the adult seem to be divided into distinct anterior and posterior compartments, with clones of cells restricted by their lineage to only one of the two compartments. The engrailed gene is thought to be a 'selector' gene that controls the expression of other genes to confer a 'posterior identity' on groups of cells...
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