[Progress on cell lineage analysis in Drosophila melanogaster]

Shi-Ping Zhang1, Lei Xue

  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory for Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China. 1040160007zsp@tongji.edu.cn

Yi Chuan = Hereditas
|July 19, 2012
PubMed
Summary

This review details seven genetic lineage analysis techniques for Drosophila melanogaster, enabling single-cell tracing in complex tissues. These methods, including Mosaic analysis with a repressible cell marker (MARCM), aid in understanding animal development.

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