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Analysis of the Ac transposable element dosage effect in maize

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Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that the odd dosage effect characteristic of the Ac transposable element results from competition between multiple Ac elements for a limited gene-activating factor. The behavior of a weakly competing derivative of Ac is described.

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  1. Department of Biology, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Drew Schwartz

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Schwartz, D. Analysis of the Ac transposable element dosage effect in maize. Mol Gen Genet 196, 81–84 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334096

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