fushi tarazu

English

Alternative forms

• ftz

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 節足らず (fushi-tarazu, literally “segment-deficient”), in reference to the absence of parasegments when not expressed.

Noun

fushi tarazu (plural fushi tarazus)

1. (biochemistry) A Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.