Article
A Drosophila Minute gene encodes a ribosomal protein.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Kongsuwan K, Yu Q, Vincent A, Frisardi M C, Rosbash M, Lengyel J A, Merriam J
Abstract excerpt
Minute genes have long constituted a special problem in Drosophila genetics. For at least 50-60 different genes scattered throughout the genome, dominant mutations and/or deficiencies have been recognized which result in a common phenotype consisting of short thin bristles, slow development, redu...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila
- Female
- Genes
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Ribosomal Proteins
- Time Factors