Mothers against decapentaplegic
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mothers-against-decapentaplegic-262-3298071
title:
Mothers against decapentaplegic
text:
Mothers against decapentaplegic is a protein from the SMAD family that was discovered in Drosophila. During Drosophila research, it was found that a mutation in the gene in the mother repressed the gene decapentaplegic in the embryo. The phrase "Mothers against" was added as a humorous take-off on organizations opposing various issues e.g. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); and based on a tradition of such unusual naming within the gene research community. Several human homologues are known:
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Protein
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_against_decapentaplegic
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date modified:
2022-05-15T22:22:10Z
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13
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