Seeing is believing: the Bicoid protein reveals its path

Abstract In this commentary, I will review the latest findings on the Bicoid (Bcd) morphogen in Drosophila, a paradigm for gradient formation taught to biology students for more than two decades. “Seeing is believing” also summarizes the erroneous steps that were needed to elucidate the mechanisms o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stefan Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Hereditas
Subjects:
SDD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41065-018-0067-3