Control of imaginal cell development by the escargot gene of Drosophila.

doi:10.1242/dev.118.1.105

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Control of imaginal cell development by the escargot gene of Drosophila.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 May 1993

Hayashi S, Hirose S, Metcalfe T, Shirras A D

Abstract excerpt

Mutations in the escargot (esg) locus, which codes for a zinc-finger-containing protein with similarity to the product of the snail gene, cause a variety of defects in adult structures such as loss of abdominal cuticle and malformation of the wings and legs. esg RNA is expressed in wing, haltere,...

Topics

Abdomen
Animals
Diploidy
Drosophila
Ectoderm
Genes, Insect
In Situ Hybridization
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mutation
Phenotype

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