Muscle opacity (mo), a new mutant gene in Xenopus laevis, linked to the rusty locus.

doi:10.1017/s0016672300029438

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Muscle opacity (mo), a new mutant gene in Xenopus laevis, linked to the rusty locus.

Genetical research - 1 Jun 1991

Droin A

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A new developmental mutant is described in Xenopus laevis (Amphibia, Anura): muscle opacity (mo). Homozygotes die at larval stage 48. The underlying defect, visible at stage 47, is a degeneration of cephalic musculature. The mo gene is linked to the rusty locus, with a map distance of 6.1%.

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Genes
Genetic Linkage
Larva
Muscles
Mutation
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Xenopus laevis

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