Characterization of a hypermutable strain of Drosophila simulans

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1283-1290

  Loreto, E L S ^a   Zaha, A ^b   Nichols, C ^c,d   Pollock, J A ^c   Valente, V L S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blistered; Drosophila simulans; Hypermutability; lozenge; ruby

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMEOBOX; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA; EYE ABNORMALITIES; GENES, INSECT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; THORAX; WING;

DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 0031768212     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050254     Document Type: Article

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