[Maintenance of the copy number of retrotransposon MDG3 in the Drosophila melanogaster genome].
The genomes of laboratory stocks and natural population of Drosophila melanogaster contain 8-12 copies of retrotransposon MDG3 detected by in situ hybridization. Construction of genotypes with decreased MDG3 copy number using X-chromosome and chromosome 3 free of MDG3 copies results in appearance of hybrid genomes carrying up to 7-10 copies, instead of 2-4 copies expected. New MDG3 copies are detected in different genome regions, including the 42B hot spot of their location. The chromosomes, where new clusters of MDG3 were observed, carry conserved "parental pattern" of MDG1 arrangement. The data obtained suggest the existence of genomic mechanism for maintenance of retrotransposon copy number on a definite level.
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D000818:Animals; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D015698:Genomic Library; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements
Podderzhanie chisla kopiĭ retrotranspozona MDG3 v genome Drosophila melanogaster.