| Literature DB >> 28304804 |
Alois Hofbauer1, J A Campos-Ortega1.
Abstract
Genetic eye mosaics ofDrosophila melanogaster have been studied by means of anatomical techniques. Using different cell markers it was found that the ommatidia at the boundaries between phenotypes are composed of cells belonging to different clones. Therefore, the formation of an individual ommatidium does not obey a mechanism based on a common clonal origin of its constituent elements. A statistical analysis of mosaic ommatidia shows that there is a significant tendency for the receptor cellsR2-R5 on the one hand and the receptor cellsR1, R6 andR7 on the other to belong to the same cell clone. The implications of these findings are discussed.Keywords: Compound eye Development Drosophila
Year: 1976 PMID: 28304804 DOI: 10.1007/BF00848237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Wilehm Roux Arch Dev Biol ISSN: 0340-0794