THE MOLECULAR-BASIS OF P-M HYBRID DYSGENESIS - THE NATURE OF INDUCED MUTATIONS
THE MOLECULAR-BASIS OF P-M HYBRID DYSGENESIS - THE NATURE OF INDUCED MUTATIONS
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(82)90462-7
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
BINGHAM, PM
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作者:
RUBIN, GM;KIDWELL, MG;BINGHAM, PM
The molecular nature of mutations arising in dysgenic hybrids between P and M Drosophila melanogaster strains was investigated. Seven independent mutations at the white locus were examined, and these fell into 2 classes on the basis of their genetic and structural properties. The 5 mutations comprising the 1st class were caused by DNA insertions of 0.5, 0.5, 0.6, 1.2 and 1.4 kb [kilobase], respectively. The DNA insertions in 4 of these mutations were examined in detail. Although heterogeneous in size and pattern of restriction enzyme sites, they were homologous in sequence. Members of this sequence family are referred to as P elements. Mutations caused by P elements appeared to be stable in the P cytotype, but had reversion rates greater than 10-3 in the M cytotype. Phenotypic reversion to wild-type was accompanied by excision of the P element. The 2 mutations comprising the 2nd class were caused by insertion of the 5.0 kb copia element and appeared to be stable in both P and M cytotypes.