Figure 3: Expression patterns of Hox genes in the vertebrate hindbrain. Figure 4: Patterns of neural crest migration and branchial arch Hox gene expression in chick and mouse embryos.

A further milestone in the scientific career of Drosophila was the awarding of the Nobel Prize in 1995 to three development biologists, among them Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard from the Max Planck ...

Confocal image of epithelial cells during dramatic tissue flows in the Drosophila embryo. Images of cells with overlaid triangles that were used to quantify anisotropy in the tissue. Disclaimer ...

During the maternal-to-zygotic transition in Drosophila, the pioneer transcription factors Zelda and GAF jointly regulate the transcriptional activation of zygotic genes in the early embryo ...

implantation and the development of the mammalian embryo which lead to birth. Students examine how studies with nonmammalian model systems such as Drosophila and Xenopus have enhanced our knowledge of ...