Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
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...in what they can name a gene and many of the interesting ones come from the fly community. Not surprising...aptly named groucho (Fisher and Caudy, 1998).
Interested in plasmids that contain the groucho gene? Check... that express sqh.
cookie monster, a meiotic arrest gene required for spermatogenesis
One of our smaller...monster (comr) is actually a Drosophila meiotic arrest gene that is necessary for spermatogenesis. Flies...and Frasch, 1993). Tinman, which is spatially restricted to the dorsal mesoderm, is necessary to activate...mutually dependent function of aly and a novel meiotic arrest gene cookie monster." Development 130.3 (2003):...