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The relationship between the dominant Additional vein mutant in Drosophila melanogaster and engrailed.
Genome - 1 Dec 2002
Srivastava Ajay, Heise Christina, Garg Ankush, Bell John B
Abstract excerpt
Additional vein (Adv) is a dominant mutation that affects the first wing vein in Drosophila. It also manifests a recessive lethal phenotype and is associated with a large inversion. Using a combination of genetic and cytogenetic techniques, we show that Adv interacts with engrailed (en), likely because one of the inversion breakpoints interferes with en function. Genetic interaction studies reveal that Adv is...
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