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Establishment and maintenance of the P cytotype associated with telomeric P elements in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Niemi Jarad B, Raymond John D, Patrek Ryan, Simmons Michael J
Abstract excerpt
P elements inserted near the left telomere of the X chromosome are associated with the P cytotype, a maternally transmitted condition that strongly regulates the activity of the P transposon family in some strains of Drosophila. The regulatory abilities of two such elements, TP5 and TP6, are stable in homozygous stocks over many generations. However, these regulatory abilities are attenuated when the telomeric P...
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