학술논문
Hox dosage contributes to flight appendage morphology in Drosophila
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Here, the authors show that the Hox genes Antennapedia (Antp) and Ultrabithorax (Ubx) control flight appendage morphology in Drosophila. This role is dependent on a particular spatial expression profile and dosage, which was also found in evolutionary distant four-winged insect species.