Article
Chromosome I duplications in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Genetics - 1 Jan 1990
McKim K S, Rose A M
Abstract excerpt
We have isolated and characterized 76 duplications of chromosome I in the genome of Caenorhabditis elegans. The region studied is the 20 map unit left half of the chromosome. Sixty-two duplications were induced with gamma radiation and 14 arose spontaneously. The latter class was apparently the result of spontaneous breaks within the parental duplication. The majority of duplications behave as if they are free....
Topics
- Animals
- Caenorhabditis
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes
- Female
- Gamma Rays
- Genotype
- Male
- Meiosis
- Mitosis
- Multigene Family
- Mutation
