The genetics of visual system development in Drosophila: specification, connectivity and asymmetry.
Encoding visual information requires a complex neuronal network. Recently, genes regulating early tissue specification, the growth of retinal target structures, the connectivity of photoreceptor axons, and mirror-image retinal symmetry in Drosophila have been identified. The insights gained from studying visual system development in flies promise to inform our understanding of similar processes in vertebrates.
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Laboratory of Developmental Neurogenetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 701 West 168 Street, Room 1014, New York, New York 10032, USA. tc146@columbia.edu
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D000818:Animals; D016764:Cell Polarity; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000196:embryology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000196:embryology*