Compartmental organization of the Drosophila genital imaginal discs.

doi:10.1242/dev.124.1.205

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Compartmental organization of the Drosophila genital imaginal discs.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 1997

Chen E H, Baker B S

Abstract excerpt

We have investigated the anterior and posterior compartmental organization of the genital imaginal disc. Unlike the thoracic discs, the genital disc is a compound disc consisting of three primordia--the female genital, male genital, and anal primordia. Here we provide evidence that each primordiu...

Topics

Animals
Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
Drosophila melanogaster
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Embryonic Induction
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genes, Insect
Genitalia
Male
Microscopy, Confocal
Mitosis
Mutation
Sex Differentiation

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