Dual mode of embryonic development is highlighted by expression and function of Nasonia pair-rule genes
Embryonic anterior–posterior patterning is well understood in Drosophila, which uses ‘long germ’ embryogenesis, in which all segments are patterned before cellularization. In contrast, most insects use ‘short germ’ embryogenesis, wherein only head and thorax are patterned in a syncytial environment...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-03-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/01440 |