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High-frequency P element loss in Drosophila is homolog dependent.
Cell - 10 Aug 1990
Engels W R, Johnson-Schlitz D M, Eggleston W B, Sved J
Abstract excerpt
P transposable elements in Drosophila melanogaster can undergo precise loss at a rate exceeding 13% per generation. The process is similar to gene conversion in its requirement for a homolog that is wild type at the insertion site and in its reduced frequency when pairing between the homologs is inhibited. However, it differs from classical gene conversion by its high frequency, its requirement for P transposase,...
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