Bithorax complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:containsGene gptkb:Ultrabithorax
Abdominal-B
abdominal-A
gptkbp:controls posterior thoracic and abdominal segments
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_B._Lewis
gptkbp:encodes transcription factors
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1940s
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bithorax complex
gptkbp:importantFor body plan specification
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:chromosome_3R
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith homeotic transformation
segmental identity changes
gptkbp:orthologIn Hox gene clusters in vertebrates
gptkbp:partOf homeotic genes
gptkbp:regulates segment identity
expression of downstream genes
gptkbp:relatedTo Antennapedia complex
gptkbp:studiedBy genetic mosaics
gptkbp:studiedIn developmental biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ultrabithorax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6