title: Is the notch locus of Drosophila melanogaster a tandem repeat? Correlation of the genetic map and complementation pattern of selected mutations.
abstract: Correlation of the complementation relationships between the Notch locus alleles fa(g), fa(no), Ax(59d) and nd, with their genetic map order, suggests a tandem repetition within the locus of functionally related sites. This observation is discussed in relation to two hypotheses: (1) that the Notch locus contains a tandem repeat of genetic material; and (2) that the tertiary structure of the Notch locus product has a spiral configuration.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D005260:Female; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype