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. 1971 Sep;68(9):2217–2221. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.9.2217

Determination of Blastoderm Cells in Drosophila melanogaster

L-N Chan *, W Gehring †
PMCID: PMC389388  PMID: 5002429

Abstract

A method for culturing blastoderm cells of Drosophila in vivo has been developed that allows these cells to differentiate into larval or adult structures. By intermixture of genetically marked cells from bisected and whole embryos, it was shown that blastoderm cells are restricted in their potential for forming adult epidermal structures. Cells isolated from anterior-half embryos are determined for forming head and thoracic structures, whereas cells from posterior-half embryos are determined for forming thoracic and abdominal structures. The specificity of determination and the localization of determinative factors is discussed.

Keywords: imaginal discs, insect embryo, cell culture, differentiation, determinative factors

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