Enhancer point mutation results in a homeotic transformation in Drosophila.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Shimell, Mary Jane; Simon, Jeffrey
- Source
- Science. 5/13/1994, Vol. 264 Issue 5161, p968. 4p. 9 Diagrams.
- Subject
- *DROSOPHILA genetics
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
Discusses enhancer point mutation results in a homeotic transformation in Drosophila. Misexpression of genes from the bithorax complex; Sequence analysis and deoxyribonuclease I footprinting; Identification of the second through fourth abdominal segments; Relationship of the spatial limits of homeotic genes with gap gene products.