The Drosophila semushi mutation blocks nuclear import of bicoid during embryogenesis

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1277-1280

  Epps, Janet L ^a   Tanda, Soichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA SEMUSHI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032547959     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(07)00538-6     Document Type: Article

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