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The Drosophila bithorax complex is subdivided into three major genes: Ultrabithorax+, abdominal-A+ and Abdominal-B+. Each of these genes plays its principal part in a particular anatomical domain of the body, where it is specifically required to determine the correct segmental pattern.
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Sánchez-Herrero, E., Vernós, I., Marco, R. et al. Genetic organization of Drosophila bithorax complex. Nature 313, 108–113 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/313108a0
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