fushi tarazu
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 節足らず (fushi-tarazu, literally “segment-deficient”), in reference to the absence of parasegments when not expressed.
Noun
[edit]fushi tarazu (plural fushi tarazus)
- (biochemistry) A Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.