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Phenotypic stability of the P-M system in wild populations of Drosophila melanogaster.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Feb 2004
Itoh Masanobu, Fukui Tomokazu, Kitamura Miyako, Uenoyama Takahisa, Watada Masayoshi, Yamaguchi Masamitsu
Abstract excerpt
The P element appears to be one of the most recently invaded transposons of D. melanogaster. To study the dynamics and long-term fate of P elements in natural populations of D. melanogaster, 472 isofemale lines newly collected from 27 localities of Japan were examined for the P element-associated characteristics (abilities to induce and repress of P element transposition) and genomic P element composition (size...
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