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12 Cards in this Set
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Maternal effect Genes |
mRNA or protein move into the developing zygote Distributed in a gradient, encode proteins that regulate gene expression, basic positional information |
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Segmentation genes |
Divide embryo into a series of segments |
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Homeotic selector (HOX) genes |
Specify the fate of each segment |
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Gap gene mutations |
Delete gaps in the segmentation pattern |
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Pair rule mutations |
Every other segment is deleted |
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Segment polarity mutations |
Defects in one side of each segment |
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Gap proteins |
Transcription factors that activate specific pair rule genes |
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Bucoid protein |
Gradient of expression peaking closest to anterior |
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Pair rule genes |
Activate segment polarity genes |
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Homeobox |
DNA binding domain that all HOX Genes possess |
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Transcriptional networks |
Regulate development by generating patterns of gene expression |
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Law of independent assortment |
2 different Gene's randomly assorted their alleles during the formation of a haploid cell |
