Octopod, a homeotic mutation of the moth Manduca sexta, affects development of both mesodermal and ectodermal structures.

doi:10.1006/dbio.1993.1014

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Octopod, a homeotic mutation of the moth Manduca sexta, affects development of both mesodermal and ectodermal structures.

Developmental biology - 1 Jan 1993

Miles C I, Booker R

Abstract excerpt

Several aspects of leg development in the moth Manduca sexta were examined using the homeotic mutation Octopod (Octo). This mutation causes a transformation of the ventral epidermis of the first abdominal segment (A1) to that of the third thoracic segment (T3), resulting in the presence of thorac...

Topics

Animals
Ectoderm
Embryonic Induction
Epidermis
Extremities
Genes, Homeobox
Mesoderm
Moths
Motor Neurons
Mutation
Nervous System

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