Pattern formation in the limbs of Drosophila: bric à brac is expressed in both a gradient and a wave-like pattern and is required for specification and proper segmentation of the tarsus.

doi:10.1242/dev.119.3.799

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Pattern formation in the limbs of Drosophila: bric à brac is expressed in both a gradient and a wave-like pattern and is required for specification and proper segmentation of the tarsus.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1993

Godt D, Couderc J L, Cramton S E, Laski F A

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We have identified the gene bric à brac and show that it is required for pattern formation along the proximal-distal axis of the leg and antenna of Drosophila. In bric à brac mutant legs, the bristle pattern of the three central tarsal segments is transformed towards the pattern of the most proxi...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Extremities
Gene Expression
Genes, Homeobox
In Situ Hybridization
Morphogenesis
Mutation
Phenotype

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