Pair-Rule Genes

Late blastoderm expression of two Pair-Rule genes, fushi-tarazu (ftz) ["too few segments"] (anterio dark gray bands) and even-skipped (eve) (posterior brown bands). [The expression of ftz is equivalent to odd-skipped]. Note that gene expression is reiterated seven times, as seven pairs of bands.


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