Invasions of P elements
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The spread of P elements through natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster is largely responsible for the organism's importance in genetic experiments. P elements are used in various aspects of Drosophila genetic research such as mutagenesis transposon tagging and germline transformation. New uses for P elements are also being discovered such as the exploitation of P-induced, double-strand breakage to initiate gene replacement and the use of P-induced recombination to generate gene duplications and deletions.
Publication Name: Genetics
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0016-6731
Year: 1997
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Compositional heterogeneity and patterns of molecular evolution in the Drosophhila genome
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A study analyzed the Drosophila genomes to understand the connections between the nucleotide content of big chromosomal portions and the base composition and rate of development of genes inside those portions. The nucleotide sequence development in Drosophila is different from that of general vertebrates, and does not show specific unique mutational biases as a function of base composition in different genomic areas.
Publication Name: Genetics
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0016-6731
Year: 1993
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An inverse PCR screen for the detection of P element insertions in cloned genomic intervals in Drosophila melanogaster
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P element insertions near previously cloned genes in Drosophila melanogaster are identified by a newly developed screening method. This method uses the inverse polymerase chain reaction for identifying the insertions. The identification reveals that the P elements are mobilized from sites to autosomal locations from the X chromosome sites.
Publication Name: Genetics
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0016-6731
Year: 1995
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