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Active mariner transposable elements are widespread in natural populations of Drosophila simulans.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Oct 1990
Capy P, Chakrani F, Lemeunier F, Hartl D L, David J R
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of active, or autonomous, mariner elements was investigated by crossing white-peach mutant Drosophila simulans females with wild-type males from various geographic origins. From a total of 194 experimental crosses only 17 failed to produce progeny with eye mosaicism (MOS, i.e. pigmented spots in otherwise white-peach eyes). Therefore, active mariner elements inducing somatic excision of the copy...
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