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Insertion and excision of the transposable element mariner in Drosophila.
Genetics - 1 May 1990
Bryan G, Garza D, Hartl D
Abstract excerpt
The transposable element mariner is active in both germline and somatic cells of Drosophila mauritiana. Activity of the element is greatly enhanced in the presence of Mos1, a genetic factor identified as an autonomous copy of mariner. A strain of D. mauritiana containing Mos1 and other copies of mariner was used to initiate a screen for visible mutations. More than 20 mutations were obtained, including alleles of...
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