The Additional sex combs gene of Drosophila is required for activation and repression of homeotic loci, and interacts specifically with Polycomb and super sex combs

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 261, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 753-761

  Milne, T A ^a   Sinclair, D A R ^b   Brock, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Homeotic mutations; Polycomb group; Trithorax group

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMOZYGOTE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 0033022718     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050018     Document Type: Article

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