The Formation of the Bicoid Morphogen Gradient Requires Protein Movement from Anteriorly Localized mRNA

New quantitative data show that the Bicoid morphogen gradient is generated from a dynamic localized source and that protein gradient formation requires protein movement along the anterior-posterior axis.

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