How the fruit fly changed (some of) its spots.
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Recent results show that the establishment of wing melanization patterns in Drosophila depends on the veins. While several genes have been shown to play a role in melanization, changes in a single gene - the one encoding tyrosine hydroxylase - are sufficient to generate novel pigmentation patterns.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current biology : CB
دوره 10 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000