Hydrolytic editing is stimulated by Gre factors, which both enhance hydrolytic editing function and serve as elongation stimulating factors.

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The homologue of TGF-β in Drosophila is Dpp.

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Two regions of Drosophila chromosome III contain most of homeotic genes: Antennapedia complex Bithorax complex

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Antennapedia complex, contains the homeotic genes: Labial (lab)

Antennapedia (Antp)

Sex combs reduced (scr), Deformed (dfd) 

Proboscipedia (pb)

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Three protein-coding genes are found in bithorax complex: 

Ultrabithorax (Ubx)

Abdominal A (abdA) 

Abdominal B (AbdB) 

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Ultrabithorax (Ubx), is required for the identity of the third thoracic segment.

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one of Antennapedia’s functions is to repress the genes that would trigger antenna and eye development.