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Chapter 6 Axis specification The processes of the embryogenesis may “officially” begin at fertilization, but many of the molecular events critical for Drosophila embryogenesis actually occur during oogenesis. Before oogenesis, the oogonium divides four times, giving rise to 16 interconnected cells: 15 nurse cells + 1 oocyte procursor. bicoid gene encodes the morphogen（形态发生素）responsible for head structures A model of A-P pattern generation by the maternal effect genes Four maternal protein gradients in the early embryo: An anterior- to- posterior gradient of Bicoid protein An a-p gradient of H