Size precision in insect eyes

by Marco Mil án

The building of fully functional and well-proportioned individuals relies on the precise regulation of the size of each of their constituting organs. A new study unravels a mechanism that confers precision to size regulation of the adult Drosophila eye through morphogen-mediated modulation of cell survival.

Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - January 31, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Marco Mil án Source Type: research