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Role of Zeste in transvection at the Bithorax locus of Drosophila

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We have re-examined the effect of the mutation za in the zeste locus on the phenotype of the bx 34e/Ubx trans combination of bithorax mutations, in the presence and absence of rearrangements which presumably affect homologous pairing in the bithorax region. Our observations suggest the possibility of the zeste +gene product being needed for transvection at the bithorax locus

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  1. Molecular Biology Unit, Tata Institute of-Fundamental Research, 400005, Bombay, India

    P. Babu & S. G. Bhat

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Babu, P., Bhat, S.G. Role of Zeste in transvection at the Bithorax locus of Drosophila . Molec. Gen. Genet. 183, 400–402 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270647

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