Timing the onset of metamorphosis in Drosophila
Because Drosophila do not grow after initiation of metamorphosis, their final body size is determined by larval growth rate and duration of the larval growth phase. Drosophila metamorphosis is triggered by the steroid hormone ecdysone, which is produced in the prothoracic gland (PG). Ecdysone synthe...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64847 |