Genetic and molecular analyses of vgal: a spontaneous and unstable mutation at the vestigial locus in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1017/s0016672300029384

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Genetic and molecular analyses of vgal: a spontaneous and unstable mutation at the vestigial locus in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetical research - 1 Jun 1991

Bazin C, Lemeunier F, Periquet G, Silber J

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We describe herein, a new unstable mutant of the vestigial locus, isolated from a French natural population. From this mutant vestigial almost (vgal) wild-type flies (vgal+) and extreme vg phenotypes (vge) arose spontaneously without genomic shock. The occurrence of vgal+ or vge alleles depends m...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gonadal Dysgenesis
Male
Mutation
Phenotype
Spermatozoa
Wings, Animal

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