Induction of a mirror-image duplication of anterior wing structures by localized hedgehog expression in the anterior compartment of Drosophila melanogaster wing imaginal discs.

doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90691-2

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Induction of a mirror-image duplication of anterior wing structures by localized hedgehog expression in the anterior compartment of Drosophila melanogaster wing imaginal discs.

Gene - 21 Oct 1994

Kojima T, Michiue T, Orihara M, Saigo K

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The segment polarity gene hedgehog (hh) encodes a secretory protein involved in cell-cell communication in Drosophila melanogaster. The hh gene is expressed in the posterior compartment and is essential for the establishment and maintenance of the anterior/posterior-compartment boundary of each e...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Drosophila Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gene Dosage
Hedgehog Proteins
Male
Phenotype
Proteins
Wings, Animal

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