title: The genetics of the Drosophila achaete-scute gene complex: a historical appraisal.
abstract: The Drosophila achaete-scute complex consists of four genes encoding transcription factors of the bHLH family. Due to their intricate organization, these genes have occupied geneticists and developmental biologists for many years. Here, genetic studies on the complex are discussed from a historical point of view.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Universität zu Köln, Germany. jcampos@novell.biolan.uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Campos-Ortega
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017344:Genes, Insect; D018257:Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C089199:ac protein, Drosophila; C089197:sc protein, Drosophila