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Using Adh null alleles a genetic sexing technique is being developed in Ceratitis capitata. In order to facilitate the isolation of a whole series of null alleles at this locus a technique utilizing male-linked translocations is described. It provides a simple efficient and general method for the isolation of any allelic series in species where little genetic information is available.
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Robinson, A.S., Riva, M.E. A simple method for the isolation of allelic series using male-linked translocations. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 67, 305–306 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272865
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