The Cloning Of The Utx Homeotic Gene In Tribolium Castaneum

Authors

Laura F. Newell, Brigham Young University
Dr. Randy L. Bennett, Brigham Young University

Keywords

cloning, Utx gene, homeotic gene, Tribolium castaneum, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit fly

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Abstract

Recently, considerable emphasis has been placed on the similarity, or homology, of genes in different organisms. By comparing gene sequences, one can see that a large proportion of genes in a fly, for example, has unequivocal homologues in vertebrates, and vice versa. Homologies have been found in many genes involved in the development of all organisms, including the homeotic genes, a class of developmental genes which are conserved throughout the animal kingdom.

Recommended Citation

Newell, Laura F. and Bennett, Dr. Randy L. (2014) "The Cloning Of The Utx Homeotic Gene In Tribolium Castaneum," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 947.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/947