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The Polycomb gene of Drosophila melanogaster is a member of a class of genes involved in the clonal transmission of the repressed state of bomeotic regulatory genes through development. Genetic evidence, and the finding of a molecular similarity between the Polycomb protein and a heterochromatin-associated protein of Drosophila, suggest that this mechanism of repression might be imprinted in the structure of the chromatin, rather than being sustained through the action of diffusible regulatory factors.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1982376 DOI: 10.1016/0168-9525(90)90303-n
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Genet ISSN: 0168-9525 Impact factor: 11.639