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A molecular analysis of mutations at the complex dumpy locus in Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 23 Aug 2010
Carmon Amber, Guertin Michael J, Grushko Olga, Marshall Brad, MacIntyre Ross
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila dumpy gene consists of seventy eight coding exons and encodes a huge extracellular matrix protein containing large numbers of epidermal growth factor-like (EGF) modules and a novel module called dumpy (DPY). A molecular analysis of forty five mutations in the dumpy gene of Drosophila melanogaster was carried out. Mutations in this gene affect three phenotypes: wing shape, thoracic cuticular...
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