Genes of the Bithorax complex
The homeotic selector
gene Ultrabithorax
(Ubx)
locus controls development of T3 and
the posterior compartment of T2.
The abdominalA (abdA) and abdominalB (adbB) loci
control development of the first four (A1-4)
and last four (A5-8) abdominal
segments, respectively.
All text material © 2008 by Steven M. Carr