Two Drosophila regulatory genes, deformed and the Broad-Complex, share common functions in development of adult CNS, head, and salivary glands.

doi:10.1006/dbio.1994.1102

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Two Drosophila regulatory genes, deformed and the Broad-Complex, share common functions in development of adult CNS, head, and salivary glands.

Developmental biology - 1 Apr 1994

Restifo L L, Merrill V K

Abstract excerpt

Deformed (Dfd), a homeotic selector gene required for segment identity in the head, and the Broad-Complex (BR-C), a steroid hormone-regulated locus required for metamorphosis of the epidermis and multiple internal tissues, are members of distinct genetic regulatory hierarchies. Their protein prod...

Topics

Animals
Brain
Drosophila
Genes, Regulator
Head
Metamorphosis, Biological
Mutation
Salivary Glands

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