Drosophila Left/Right Asymmetry Establishment Is Controlled by the Hox Gene Abdominal-B

Drosophila Left/Right Asymmetry Establishment Is Controlled by the Hox Gene Abdominal-B: Jean-Baptiste Coutelis, Charles Géminard, Pauline Spéder, Magali Suzanne, Astrid Gerlinde Petzoldt, Stéphane Noselli. In Drosophila, left/right (LR) asymmetry is apparent in the directional looping of the gut and male genitalia. The dextral orientation of the organs depends on the activity of a single gene....