Comparative analysis of position-effect variegation mutations in Drosophila melanogaster delineates the targets of modifiers.

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In Drosophila melanogaster, heterochromatin-induced silencing or position-effect variegation (PEV) of a reporter gene has provided insights into the properties of heterochromatin. Class I modifiers suppress PEV, and class II modifiers enhance PEV when the modifier gene is present in fewer than two doses. We have examined the effects of both class I and class II modifiers on four PEV mutations. These mutations...

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