Functional diversity within the rudimentary locus of Drosophila melanogaster.
The rudimentary locus of Drosophila melanogaster is shown to be at least bifunctional. Mutants in different regions of the locus have either no CPSase or no ATCase activity; some mutants lack both activities. The results are discussed in correlation with the complementation and genetic map of the locus.
D000818:Animals; D001221:Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase / Q000032:analysis; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009154:Mutation; D014508:Urea
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D014508:Urea; D001221:Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase