Modeling Pattern Formation: Counting to Two in the Drosophila Egg
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The EGF receptor pathway patterns the Drosophila egg and specifies the position of its dorsal appendages. A new mathematical analysis of this patterning network has highlighted its crucial features and provided novel insights into the spatial and temporal kinetics controlling patterning.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002