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The Regulation of Cellular Pattern Formation in the Compound Eye of Drosophila melanogaster
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The Regulation of Cellular Pattern Formation in the Compound Eye of Drosophila melanogaster

Rick G Tearle, Trevor J Lockett, Wayne R Knibb, Jeremy Garwood and Robert B Saint
Molecular Approaches to Fundamental and Applied Entomology, pp.267-291
Springer Series in Experimental Entomology (SSEXP), Springer Verlag
1993
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Genetics Zoology
The development of complex, multicellular organisms from a single-cell zygote is a fundamental biological process in all metazoans. Regulation of insect development is a very efficient process if the evolutionary success of this group of animals is any guide. Fortunately for entomologists, one particular insect species, the dipteran Drosophila melanogaster, has provided an outstanding model system for the study of the molecular biology of developmental processes. As a result, developmental control strategies are being elucidated first in this insect, providing paradigms for the study of development in all animals.

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