Table 1 . Candidate genes.
| Gene Name | Symbol | Protein Class | LG | GenBank | Clone Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decapentaplegic | dpp | TGFβ ligand | 4 | NM_001039451 | Sanchez-Salazar et al. 1996 |
| Distal-less | Dll | homeobox TXF | 7 | NM_001039439 | Jockusch et al. 2004 |
| dachshund | dac | Ski/Sno-related TXF | 4 | XM_964678 | Prpic et al. 2001 |
| homothorax | hth | homeobox TXF | 7 | NM_001039400 | Angelini and Kaufman 2004 |
| Lim1 | homeobox TXF | 6 | XM_964391 | Angelini et al. 2009 | |
| Notch | N | Notch receptor | 10 | NM_001114381 | " |
| Serrate | Ser | Delta/Serrate-type EGF | 7 | XM_964393 | " |
| Delta | Dl | Delta/Serrate-type EGF | X | XM_964994 | Current study |
| odd-skipped | odd | Zn-finger TXF | 8 | XM_966993 | Angelini et al. 2009 |
| brother of odd with entrails limited | bowl | Zn-finger TXF | 8 | XM_967045 | " |
| sister of odd and bowl | sob | Zn-finger TXF | 8 | XM_966942 | " |
| drumstick | drm | Zn-finger TXF | 8 | XM_966887 | " |
| Keren | Krn | EGF ligand | 3 | XM_001813564 | " |
| bric-a-brac | bab | BTB/Psq TXF | 3 | XM_001812888 | " |
| abrupt | ab | BTB/Zn-finger TXF | 5 | XM_969854 | " |
| rotund | rn | Zn-finger TXF | ? | XM_966094 | Current study |
| spineless | ss | bHLH/PAS TXF | 10 | XM_962783 | Angelini et al. 2009 |
The chromosomal linkage group (LG) is listed, as well as the GenBank accession number of the known or predicted transcript. bHLH, basic helix-loop-helix; BTB, Bric-a-brac/Tramtrak/Broad complex domain; EGF, epidermal growth factor; PAS, Per/Arnt/Sim domain; Psq, pipsqueak; TXF, transcription factor.