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Mothers against decapentaplegic is a protein from the SMAD family that was discovered in Drosophila. During Drosophila research, it was found that a mutation in the gene in the mother repressed the gene decapentaplegic in the embryo. The phrase "Mothers against" was added as a humorous take-off on organizations opposing various issues e.g. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); and based on a tradition of such unusual naming within the gene research community.

Several human homologues are known:

  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 1
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 6
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7
  • Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 9

Video Mothers against decapentaplegic



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