Evidence that the Drosophila olfactory mutant smellblind defines a novel class of sodium channel mutation.

doi:10.1093/genetics/136.3.1087

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Evidence that the Drosophila olfactory mutant smellblind defines a novel class of sodium channel mutation.

Genetics - 1 Mar 1994

Lilly M, Kreber R, Ganetzky B, Carlson J R

Abstract excerpt

The smellblind (sbl) gene of Drosophila is associated with olfactory defects, and the paralytic (para) gene encodes a voltage-gated sodium channel. sbl and para have similar genetic map positions, many combinations of sbl and para mutations fail to complement, and two sbl mutations contain molecu...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Drosophila
Female
Gene Rearrangement
Genes, Insect
Genes, Lethal
Genetic Complementation Test
Hot Temperature
Male
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Paralysis
Phenotype
Smell
Sodium Channels
Transcription, Genetic

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