Drosophila Mutant Screening of Chromosome 3L
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Drosophila Melanogaster has some 14,000 genes in its genome. Gene sequencing has revealed many new genes that have yet to be studied for function. To narrow this astronomical task Pelement inserts were inserted into different genes on the left arm of chromosome 3. The importance of the gene for cell development was analyzed by inducing mutant expression in the eye. Of the six Bloomington stocks observed two showed phenotypic mutations while only two of nine Szeged stocks showed mutations. Those that showed a mutation contain a disrupted gene that is important to cell development. The severity of the mutation also aids in locating significant genes.
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