Directed overexpression of Suppressor 2 of zeste and Posterior Sex combs results in bristle abnormalities in Drosophila melanogaster

Developmental Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 379-392

  Sharp, Edward J ^a   Martin, Elisabeth C ^a   Adler, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0028350393     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1994.1039     Document Type: Article

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