Imaginal Discs - The Genetic and Cellular Logic of Pattern Formation

Klappentext Examines the genetic circuitry of the 'fruit fly'! tackling the hows and the whys behind fly development. Zusammenfassung This book examines the genetic circuitry of the well-known 'fruit fly'. It looks at the proximity versus pedigree imperatives! bristle pattern formation and disc development! and has entire chapters devoted to the leg! wing! and eye. Appendices include a glossary of protein domains and catalogues of well-studied genes. More than 60 detailed schematics clarify the text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Cell lineage versus intercellular signaling; 2. The bristle; 3. Bristle patterns; 4. Origin and growth of discs; 5. The leg disc; 6. The wing disc; 7. The eye disc; 8. Homeosis; Epilogue; Appendices; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Lewis I. Held, Lewis I. Jr. Held, Lewis I. Held Jr
• Assisted by: Jonathan B. L. Bard (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2005
• EAN: 9780521018357
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01835-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Developmental and Cell Biology
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries