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- noun genetics A
gene , inDrosophila and related flies, that specifies which end of anegg will be theanterior and become the fly'shead by setting up a concentration gradient of theBicoid protein.
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I've traced the origin of bicoid and zerknüllt to a duplication of Hox3, for instance, and I've described how genes, such as Wnt, are found in gene families, the product of duplications over evolutionary history.
The circus is in town; the creationist calliope is wheezing away again - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prokaryote proteins aggregation of antenna antifreeze bicoid
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prokaryote proteins aggregation of antenna antifreeze bicoid
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prokaryote proteins aggregation of antenna antifreeze bicoid
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Weber begins by explaining that the bicoid gradient is "generated by the synthesis of protein from an mRNA species that is derived from the mother (by transcription of maternal genes) and is deposited in the egg cell at the anterior end by maternal nurse cells."
Molecular Genetics Waters, Ken 2007
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prokaryote proteins aggregation of antenna antifreeze bicoid
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Paul Nelson gives the bicoid gene as an example: After a fruit fly embryo is fertilized, the bicoid messenger RNA, located at the anterior or head pole of the embyo, is translated into protein.
A Study in Anti-Evolution Shamelessness - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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An interesting question follows: How did the bicoid gene come about?
A Study in Anti-Evolution Shamelessness - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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If the bicoid gene is not present the fly dies; the embyo develops with posterior structures at both ends.
A Study in Anti-Evolution Shamelessness - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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PZ, I have been working on a paper on bicoid and ID, since Paul Nelson uses bicoid as an example of Biological Specification in his mere creation paper.
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