The <it>Enhancer of split </it>and <it>Achaete-Scute </it>complexes of Drosophilids derived from simple ur-complexes preserved in mosquito and honeybee

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>In <it>Drosophila melanogaster </it>the <it>Enhancer of split-Complex [E(spl)-C] </it>consists of seven highly related genes encoding basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) repressors and intermingled, four genes that belong to the Bea...

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Main Authors: Maier Dieter, Schlatter Rebekka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/5/67