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Most ultraviolet irradiation induced mutations in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans are chromosomal rearrangements.
Mutation research - 1 Jul 1991
Stewart H I, Rosenbluth R E, Baillie D L
Abstract excerpt
In this study we have determined the utility of 254-nm ultraviolet light (UV) as a mutagenic tool in C. elegans. We have demonstrated that irradiation of adult hermaphrodites provides a simple method for the induction of heritable chromosomal rearrangements. A screening protocol was employed that identifies either recessive lethal mutations in the 40 map unit region balanced by the translocation eT1(III;V), or...
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