Drosophila and C. elegans Genetics and Development

9.

Drosophila Imaginal Disc Development

9.1.

Imaginal Disc Biology

9.1.1.

Disc Specification

9.1.2.

Proliferation Control

9.1.3.

Pattern Formation

9.1.4.

9.2.

Compartmentalization

9.2.1.

Anterior-Posterior Compartments

9.2.2.

Dorsal-Ventral Compartments

9.2.3.

Lineage Restrictions

9.2.4.

Boundary Formation

9.3.

Signaling Pathways in Disc Patterning

9.3.1.

Wingless Signaling

9.3.1.1.

Wnt Pathway Components

9.3.1.2.

Target Gene Regulation

9.3.1.3.

Gradient Formation

9.3.2.

Hedgehog Signaling

9.3.2.1.

Pathway Components

9.3.2.2.

Signal Transduction

9.3.2.3.

Morphogen Function

9.3.3.

Decapentaplegic Signaling

9.3.3.1.

9.3.3.2.

Morphogen Gradients

9.3.3.3.

9.3.4.

Notch Signaling

9.3.4.1.

Lateral Inhibition

9.3.4.2.

Boundary Formation

9.3.4.3.

Cell Fate Decisions

9.4.

Specific Disc Development

9.4.1.

9.4.1.1.

Wing Blade Formation

9.4.1.2.

Vein Patterning

9.4.1.3.

Margin Development

9.4.2.

9.4.2.1.

Morphogenetic Furrow

9.4.2.2.

Photoreceptor Specification

9.4.2.3.

Ommatidial Assembly

9.4.3.

9.4.3.1.

Proximodistal Axis

9.4.3.2.

Segment Formation

9.4.3.3.

Joint Development

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