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A unique long tandem duplication was discovered in salivary gland chromosome arm 3L ofDrosophila kikkawai. It occurred spontaneously under laboratory conditions.
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Acknowledgements. We thank Dr O. Kitagawa of Tokyo Metropolitan University for providing the culture stock from Madagascar for this study, and Dr H.L. Carson of University of Hawaii for help with the manuscript.
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Baimai, V., Kitthawee, S. A spontaneous tandem duplication in aDrosophila chromosome. Experientia 37, 345–346 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959854
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