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Transcriptional regulation of the Drosophila segmentation gene fushi tarazu (ftz)
Author(s) -
Dearolf Charles R.,
Topol Joanne,
Parker Carl S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950120303
Subject(s) - drosophila melanogaster , biology , drosophila (subgenus) , gene , segmentation , mechanism (biology) , transcriptional regulation , genetics , transcription factor , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , epistemology
ftz is one of the ‘pair rule’ segmentation genes of Drosophila melanogaster , and is an important component of the segmentation process in the fruit fly. We discuss the transcriptional mechanism which causes ftz to be expressed in a seven stripe pattern during embryogenesis.