Dual functions of the Drosophila eyes absent gene in the eye and embryo

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-202

  Leiserson, William M ^a   Benzer, Seymour ^a   Bonini, Nancy M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Embryogenesis; Eye development; Eyes absent; Genetic mosaic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, LETHAL; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032077607     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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