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The effects of Minute loci and the possible involvement of transfer-RNA in sex chromosome non-disjunction in the Drosophila melanogaster male

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This report shows that certain Minutes can greatly increase the frequency of sex chromosome non-disjunction in the In(1) sc 4L sc 8R, 5E y/y +Y system in the Drosophila melanogaster male. This effect is evaluated and discussed with special reference to the recent finding that the Minutes may be deficiencies of transfer RNA loci.

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    George L. Gabor Miklos

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Gabor Miklos, G.L. The effects of Minute loci and the possible involvement of transfer-RNA in sex chromosome non-disjunction in the Drosophila melanogaster male. Molec. Gen. Genetics 115, 289–293 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333167

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