Quartet: a Drosophila developmental mutation affecting chromosome separation in mitosis.

doi:10.1002/dvg.1020110105

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Quartet: a Drosophila developmental mutation affecting chromosome separation in mitosis.

Developmental genetics - 1 Jan 1990

Zahner J E, Cheney C M

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The Drosophila mutation, quartet, affects development at points in the life cycle that require intense mitotic activity. Examination of embryos affected by the maternal effect of quartet has revealed defects that can be attributed to incomplete chromosome separation at mitosis. These defects incl...

Topics

Anaphase
Animals
Cell Nucleus
Chromosomes
DNA
Drosophila
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Mitosis
Mutation
Spindle Apparatus

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