The Hox gene Ultrabithorax modulates the shape and size of the third leg of Drosophila by influencing diverse mechanisms

Developmental Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 355-366

  Stern, David L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Evolution; Leg; Shape; Size; Ultrabithorax

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMUR; GENE EXPRESSION; HOX GENE; LEG; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRABITHORAX GENE;

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037446011     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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