rdgE: a novel retinal degeneration mutation in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/144.1.127

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rdgE: a novel retinal degeneration mutation in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 Sept 1996

Zars T, Hyde D R

Abstract excerpt

We report isolating the Drosophila retinal degeneration E (rdgE) mutation. The hypomorphic rdgE1 allele causes rapid photoreceptor degeneration in light and a slower rate of degeneration when the flies are raised in constant darkness. The rdgE1 flies exhibited an electrophysiological light respon...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Genes, Insect
Genes, Lethal
Light
Mutagenesis
Photic Stimulation
Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Retinal Degeneration
Signal Transduction

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