Female Drosophila fruit flies deposit mRNA coding for Bicoid

Last updated: 6/17/2023

Female Drosophila fruit flies deposit mRNA coding for Bicoid protein at the anterior head and upper body side of unfertilized eggs they produce After fertilization a concentration gradient of Bicoid develops ranging from high concentration anterior to low concentration posterior or rear end and abdomen Anterior structure develop in the presence of Bicoid and posterior structures develop in its absence in this way Bicoid plays a critical role in the development of Drosophila Considering its role in the development of Drosophila Bicoid is most likely O a cell receptor O part of the cytoskeleton O a transport protein O a transcriptional regulator