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The construction of the first balancer chromosome for the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 1 Sept 2000
Gourzi P, Gubb D, Livadaras Y, Caceres C, Franz G, Savakis C, Zacharopoulou A
Abstract excerpt
The construction of the first balancer chromosome, FiM1, for the medfly Ceratitis capitata is described. This chromosome has three overlapping pericentric inversions and is marked with dominant and recessive mutations. The inversion breakpoints of FiM1 suppress recombination throughout the length of the fifth chromosome, allowing lethal mutations to be recovered and maintained. This chromosome will provide a...
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