An intraspecific gene duplication polymorphism of the urate oxidase gene of Drosophila virilis: a genetic and molecular analysis.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040028

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An intraspecific gene duplication polymorphism of the urate oxidase gene of Drosophila virilis: a genetic and molecular analysis.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 1993

Lootens S, Burnett J, Friedman T B

Abstract excerpt

Nineteen strains of Drosophila virilis from diverse geographic locations were examined by genetic and molecular analyses, revealing (a) 12 strains with a single copy of the urate oxidase (UO) gene per haploid genome and (b) 7 strains with a tandem duplication of the UO locus. The D. virilis strai...

Topics

Animals
Blotting, Southern
DNA
Drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster
Genetic Variation
Multigene Family
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Genetic
Restriction Mapping
Urate Oxidase

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