Is function of the Drosophila homeotic gene Ultrabithorax canalized?

Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1155-1168

  Gibson, Greg ^a   Van Helden, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030685107     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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