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The effect of genetic environment on locus-specific instability of the yellow gene in the Uman’ population of Drosophila melanogaster

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The effects of genotype of the laboratory strains, C(1)DX, ywf/Y, 23.5 MRF/CyL 4, and C(1)DX,yf; π2, on locus-specific instability in the yellow gene of the strains y 2-217, y 2-715, and y 2-700 from Uman’ population of Drosophila melanogaster was studied. Crosses of the males from Uman’-derived lines with the C(1)DX,ywf/Y females yielded a cascade of derivatives, mostly consisting of y + and y 2 alleles, while their crosses with the 23.5 MRF/CyL 4 and C(1)DX,yf; π2 females mostly resulted in the appearance of y + and y 1 derivatives. The genomes of laboratory strains used in the study contained the full-sized hobo elements, which could differ from one another relative to the structure of variable region and affinity to different DNA sequences.

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  1. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    L. P. Zakharenko, M. A. Voloshina & I. K. Zakharov

  2. Department of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    L. P. Zakharenko, M. A. Voloshina & I. K. Zakharov

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Original Russian Text © L.P. Zakharenko, M.A. Voloshina, I.K. Zakharov, 2007, published in Genetika, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 938–942.

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Zakharenko, L.P., Voloshina, M.A. & Zakharov, I.K. The effect of genetic environment on locus-specific instability of the yellow gene in the Uman’ population of Drosophila melanogaster . Russ J Genet 43, 776–779 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795407070095

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