Faulty b-III-Spectrin Gene in Fly Larva (IMAGE)

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Faulty b-III-Spectrin Gene in Fly Larva

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A fly larva carrying a faulty human {beta}-III–spectrin gene hoists its paralyzed hindquarters, a maneuver called a tail flip.

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Lorenzo, D.N., et al. 2010. <i>J. Cell Biol.</i> doi:10.1083/jcb.200905158.

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