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In the three salivary gland regions of Bradysia hygida (Diptera, Sciaridae) the patterns of polypeptide synthesis, as revealed by electrophoresis and fluorography, are very stable during the fourth larval instar until about 30 h before the pupal molt. At this age the patterns of polypeptide synthesis start to undergo marked changes. The striking correlations between these changes and the development of two distinct groups of DNA puffs support the proposal that DNA puffs are causally related to the synthesis of specific proteins in the salivary glands.
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Laicine, E.M., Alves, M.A.R., de Almeida, J.C. et al. Development of DNA puffs and patterns of polypeptide synthesis in the salivary glands of Bradysia hygida . Chromosoma 89, 280–284 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292475
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