File:Bands of denticles in normal and Hh mutant Drosophila embryo.jpeg

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This figure shows the change in the segmentation pattern of the denticles in the early normal Drosophila embryo versus that of with a mutated hedgehog gene that is not expressed. It is apparent the the segmentation in the abnormal variant of Drosophila has become diffuse, with the denticles clumping together and forming a sheet over the embryo rather than distinct bands.

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References

This image was inspired by elements of figure. 2 in the reference cited below.

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