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From: Rachel Drysdale (Genetics) <rd120@gen.cam.ac.uk>
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Hi Jungwon,

In the FlyBase report for dpp you will find that
FBrf0037609 == Spencer et al., 1982, Cell 28(3): 451--461
reported the following:

Etymology: Adult viable @dpp@ mutants are characterised by multiple
epidermal defects in structures derived from 15 of the 19 imaginal
discs found in larvae, because of this the mutation has been called
decapentaplegic (15 defects).

cheers,

Rachel.

>Dear Sir,
>
>Could you explain how dpp(decapentaplegic) got named?
>Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>J Yoon





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