To my fly colleagues. I once heard this story, which might be apocryphal, and therefore I am asking for confirmation. The name of the gene #decapentaplegic (#Dpp) when it was for found in #Drosophila, is a misnomer. According to the mutant phenotype, the correct name should be #pentadecaplegic. ???
#decapentaplegic #dpp #drosophila #pentadecaplegic