Citation:
Jacobson, JW, and DL Hartl. 1985. “Coupled instability of two X-linked genes in Drosophila mauritiana: germinal and somatic mutability.” Genetics 111: 57-65.
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SepAbstract:
A highly unstable allele has been isolated at the white locus of Drosophila mauritiana, a sibling species of D. melanogaster. This allele, white-peach (wpch), mutates spontaneously in males and females to give both wild-type and bleached-white derivatives. The mutation frequency is about 10(-3) mutations/generation. There is no evidence for clustering among mutant progeny, and phenotypically wpch flies with mosaic patches of wild-type tissue in the eyes are frequently recovered. Another X-linked locus, plum, is destabilized when wpch is on the same X chromosome.
Notes:
Jacobson, J WHartl, D LengGM33741/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.1985/09/01Genetics. 1985 Sep;111(1):57-65.