A cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal region 31 of Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/134.1.221

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A cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal region 31 of Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 May 1993

Clegg N J, Whitehead I P, Brock J K, Sinclair D A, Mottus R, Stromotich G, Harrington M J, Grigliatti T A

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Cytogenetic region 31 of the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster was screened for recessive lethal mutations. One hundred and thirty nine new recessive lethal alleles were isolated that fail to complement Df(2L)J2 (31A-32A). These new alleles, combined with preexisting mutations in the r...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Cytogenetics
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gene Rearrangement
Genes, Lethal
Genes, Recessive
Genes, Suppressor
Genetic Complementation Test
Male
Mutation
Phenotype

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