The doublesex locus of Drosophila melanogaster and its flanking regions: a cytogenetic analysis.

doi:10.1093/genetics/127.1.125

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The doublesex locus of Drosophila melanogaster and its flanking regions: a cytogenetic analysis.

Genetics - 1 Jan 1991

Baker B S, Hoff G, Kaufman T C, Wolfner M F, Hazelrigg T

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The region of the third chromosome (84D-F) of Drosophila melanogaster that contains the doublesex (dsx) locus has been cytogenetically analyzed. Twenty nine newly induced, and 42 preexisting rearrangements broken in dsx and the regions flanking dsx have been cytologically and genetically characte...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gene Rearrangement
Genes, Lethal
Genes, Regulator
Genetic Complementation Test
Male
Mutagenesis
Sex Differentiation

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