Evidence for canalization of Distal-less function in the leg of Drosophila melanogaster

Evolution and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-100

  Dworkin, Ian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTAL LESS PROTEIN, INSECT; DISTAL-LESS PROTEIN, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EVOLUTION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 15544386991     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05010.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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