One signal, two body axes
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Developmental of both the dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior axes in the Drosophila oocyte have been linked to a single molecule, a transforming growth factor variant encoded by the 'gurken' gene. Findings by two separate research teams are described.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Selector genes, polymorphisms, and evolution
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Realizator genes are more likely than selector genes to cause the genetic changes that advance the evolution of a species. However, researchers have found polymorphism associated with the selector gene Ultrabithorax in Drosophila.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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The polar coordinate model goes molecular
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The genes that control the Drosophila embryo's primary segmentation pattern provide important clues about the molecular basis of the polar coordinate system of positional information.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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