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3H-thymidine and 3H-uridine labeling patterns of the X-chromosome arms of Drosophila pseudoobscura have been examined autoradiographically. Results show that in all phases of replication, namely, initial, middle and terminal, both arms of the X-chromosome in the male are advanced by one or two steps of 3H-thymidine labeling in comparison with the autosomes, and both arms in the female show more or less similar labeling profile as the autosomes. Both the arms in the male show pale stainability and enlarged width ratio, as reported in other species. The 3H-uridine labeling patterns also reveal that both arms in the male incorporate twice as much precursor as the individual X in the female. Results, therefore, suggest that both arms of the X in D. pseudoobscura are faster replicating and hyperactive in the male, although it is considered that XL is homologous to the X and XR to part of the third chromosome of D. melanogaster.
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Mukherjee, A.S., Chatterjee, S.N. Chromosomal basis of dosage compensation in Drosophila . Chromosoma 53, 91–105 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333038
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