Characterization of a hypermutable strain of Drosophila simulans.
A hypermutable strain of Drosophila simulans that originated from a single spontaneous mutant male was characterized. Seven different mutations were isolated from roughly 100 generations of offspring. The genetic analysis of the viable mutants showed two mutations on the X chromosome, one in the lozenge locus and the other in the ruby gene. The autosomic mutations characterized were a dpp-heldout-like, a blistered-like and a homoeotic dominant mutant with an antenna-to-leg transformation and ectopic eyes that we called Zoinho-napata.
Loreto
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Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Zaha
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Nichols
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Pollock
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Valente
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D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000002:abnormalities