HOMEOBOX GENES AND THE VERTEBRATE BODY PLAN

被引：61

作者：

DEROBERTIS, EM

OLIVER, G

WRIGHT, CVE

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来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1990年 / 263卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0790-46

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

What tells some embryonic cells to become limbs and other seemingly identical cells to form complex organs? It is a fascinating group of genes with a common feature called the homeobox. Key to development in many animals, these genes are remarkably similar in fruit flies, frogs - and humans.

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页码：46 / 52

页数：7