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sine oculis is a homeobox gene required for Drosophila visual system development.
Genetics - 1 Dec 1994
Serikaku M A, O'Tousa J E
Abstract excerpt
The somda (sine oculis-medusa) mutant is the result of a P element insertion at position 43C on the second chromosome. somda causes aberrant development of the larval photoreceptor (Bolwig's) organ and the optic lobe primordium in the embryo. Later in development, adult photoreceptors fail to project axons into the optic ganglion. Consequently optic lobe development is aborted and photoreceptor cells show...
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