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fumble encodes a pantothenate kinase homolog required for proper mitosis and meiosis in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2001
Afshar K, Gönczy P, DiNardo S, Wasserman S A
Abstract excerpt
A number of fundamental processes comprise the cell division cycle, including spindle formation, chromosome segregation, and cytokinesis. Our current understanding of these processes has benefited from the isolation and analysis of mutants, with the meiotic divisions in the male germline of Drosophila being particularly well suited to the identification of the required genes. We show here that the fumble (fbl)...
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