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Drosophila development: Delimiting patterns by repression

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00104-7

1879-0445

Y. Tony Ip, Kirugaval Hemavathy,

Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Patterning of the Drosophila embryo requires not only the proper activation of determinants at specific times, but also their restriction to specific places. Recent studies on transcriptional repressors show how they delimit the gene expression patterns to ensure normal development.