Molecular genetic analysis of Drosophila ash2, a member of the trithorax group required for imaginal disc pattern formation

Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 621-633

  Adamson, Amy L ^a   Shearn, Allen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTENNAPEDIA HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REGULATOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LEG; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WING;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0029840127     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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