Morewright (mwr), a new meiotic mutant of Drosophila melanogaster affecting nonexchange chromosome segregation.

doi:10.1093/genetics/144.4.1725

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Morewright (mwr), a new meiotic mutant of Drosophila melanogaster affecting nonexchange chromosome segregation.

Genetics - 1 Dec 1996

Rasooly R S

Abstract excerpt

A new meiotic mutation, morewright (mwr) was identified by screening for new mutations that act as dominant enhancers of the dosage-sensitive Drosophila melanogaster female meiotic mutant, nodDTW.mwr is a recessive meiotic mutant, specifically impairing the segregation of nonexchange chromosomes....

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Mapping
DNA Transposable Elements
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genes, Insect
Insect Proteins
Meiosis
Mutation
Recombination, Genetic

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