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Galactose feeding of Chironomus thummi larvae induces the regression of Balbiani ring c (BRc) and the full expansion of BRb, both localized in the IV salivary gland chromosome. This effect coincides with that described on BR2 and BR1 of Ch. pallidivittatus and Ch. tentans. The puffing changes of BRb and BRc throughout development have been studied and also show identical variations as in BR1 and BR2 of Ch. pallidivittatus and Ch. tentans. The similar behaviour of BRb and BR1, and of BRc and BR2 respectively after galactose treatment and throughout development strongly suggests that these BRs play the same physiological role in the three Chironomus species, with BRb = BR1 and BRc=BR2.
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Santa-Cruz, M.C., Villanueva, A. & Díez, J.L. Effect of galactose treatment in the puffing pattern of Chironomus thummi Balbiani rings. Chromosoma 69, 93–100 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327383
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