Transcription initiation from within P elements generates hypomorphic mutations in Drosophila melanogaster.

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Numerous transposable element insertions in Drosophila melanogaster cause hypomorphic mutations. We report that transcription initiation within a region found in many P-element constructs provides an explanation for why some gene function is retained. We detected evidence of this transcription in four different types of P constructs, regardless of whether the insertion was in a coding exon, intron, 5'...

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