Anterior-Posterior Axis Specification in Drosophila

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Ajna S. Rivera, University of the PacificFollow

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2018

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Bicoid and Nanos specify the anteroposterior axis of a developing Drosophila embryo. Bicoid is the "head organizer" - it is expressed at the anterior end of the embryo, depleting Bicoid gives a smaller head and increasing the amount of Bicoid gives a larger head.

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From Evolutionary Developmental Biology by Ajna Rivera

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