THE HOMEOBOX IN PERSPECTIVE

被引:123
作者
GEHRING, WJ
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[1] Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel
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10.1016/0968-0004(92)90434-B
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The discovery of the homeobox marks the beginning of a new era in developmental biology in which a class of master control genes, which determine the body plan, have been identified. Their mechanism of action can now be studied at the molecular level and their occurrence seems to be much more universal than originally anticipated.
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