Genetic characterization of the homeodomain-independent activity of the Drosophila fushi tarazu gene product

Genetics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 481-492

  Hyduk, Denis ^a   Percival Smith, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; DNA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; FUSHI TARAZU TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT HORMONES; LARVA; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030052528     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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