Dorsal-Ventral Patterning in the Mud Snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta

The experiments reported here describe mechanisms involved in the establishment of the dorsal-ventral axis in the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta. Ilyanassa and other spiralians utilize an embryonic organizer to induce dorsal identity, and thus establish the bilateral axis. The D macromere embryonic...

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Main Author: Wandelt, Jessica Eve
Other Authors: Nagy, Lisa M
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195084