Needs and targets for the multi sex combs gene product in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/149.4.1823

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Needs and targets for the multi sex combs gene product in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 Aug 1998

Saget O, Forquignon F, Santamaria P, Randsholt N B

Abstract excerpt

We have analyzed the requirements for the multi sex combs (mxc) gene during development to gain further insight into the mechanisms and developmental processes that depend on the important trans-regulators forming the Polycomb group (PcG) in Drosophila melanogaster. mxc is allelic with the tumor...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Drosophila Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gene Deletion
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genes, Homeobox
Genes, Insect
Genes, MHC Class II
Insect Proteins
Larva
Male
Mutation
Phenotype
Polycomb Repressive Complex 1

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