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Bicoid

Codex (@codex,  0) Biology Genetics Molecular genetics Gene expression Transcription factor
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A Drosophila maternal homeodomain protein concentrated anteriorly. It activates zygotic transcription in a concentration-dependent context and also represses biological translation of Caudal messenger RNA.

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  • A gradient of bicoid protein in Drosophila embryos by Wolfgang Driever and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
  • bicoid messenger RNA
  • caudal messenger RNA
  • Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
  • Gary Struhl
  • Hunchback
  • hunchback gene
  • Josh Dubnau
  • Past exam of the genetics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / Paper 2 / 4 / Solution
  • RNA recognition and translational regulation by a homeodomain protein by Josh Dubnau and Gary Struhl
  • Wolfgang Driever

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