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Projection pattern of sensory neurons in the central nervous system of a homeotic mutation of the moth Manduca sexta.
Journal of neurobiology - 1 Nov 1995
Booker R, Miles C I
Abstract excerpt
Octopod (Octo) is a mutation of the moth Manduca sexta, which transforms the first abdominal segment (A1) in the anterior direction. Mutant animals are characterized by the appearance of homeotic thoracic-like legs on A1. We exploited this mutation to determine what rules might be used in specifying the fates of sensory neurons located on the body surface of larval Manduca. Mechanical stimulation of homeotic leg...
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