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Diaphanous is required for cytokinesis in Drosophila and shares domains of similarity with the products of the limb deformity gene.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1994
Castrillon D H, Wasserman S A
Abstract excerpt
We show that the Drosophila gene diaphanous is required for cytokinesis. Males homozygous for the dia1 mutation are sterile due to a defect in cytokinesis in the germline. Females trans-heterozygous for dia1 and a deficiency are sterile and lay eggs with defective eggshells; failure of cytokinesis is observed in the follicle cell layer. Null alleles are lethal. Death occurs at the onset of pupation due to the...
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