Tribolium - Abdominal

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A = Abdominal
Gene:	A
Feature/structure:	abdomen
Linkage Group:	2
Origin:
Description:	• LOF mutations posteriorize abdominal segments. Hypomorphs have a range of subtle effects on the abdomen, such as a small posteriorly projecting "beak" or point at the midline of ventral A6. Some versions have in indentation in the point at midline giving it a notched (N) appearance.