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Genetic analysis of an insulin signalling pathway in Drosophila hasuncovered a regulatory module that can control the size of cells, organs and the whole animal. This module appears to be unconnected with pattern formation, and may coordinate growth with nutrition.
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Figure 1: A pathway for growth control in flies.
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Edgar, B. From small flies come big discoveries about size control.Nat Cell Biol 1, E191–E192 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/70217
- Issue Date: 01 December 1999
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/70217