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A germline clone screen for meiotic mutants in Drosophila melanogaster.
Fly - 1 Jan 2000
Page Scott L, Nielsen Rachel J, Teeter Kathy, Lake Cathleen M, Ong Sengkai, Wright Kathleen R, Dean Kristen L, Agne Daniel, Gilliland William D, Hawley R Scott
Abstract excerpt
Using an FLP/FRT-based method to create germline clones, we screened Drosophila chromosome arms 2L and 3R for new female meiotic mutants. The screen was designed to recover mutants with severe effects on meiotic exchange and/or segregation. This screen yielded 11 new mutants, including six alleles of previously known meiotic genes (c(2)M and ald/mps1). The remaining five mutants appear to define at least four new...
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