Sun, F.F., Johnson, J.E., Zeidler, M.P., Bateman, J.R. (2012). Simplified insertion of transgenes onto balancer chromosomes via Recombinase-Mediated Cassette Exchange.  G3 (Bethesda) 2(5): 551--553.

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Research paper

Balancer chromosomes are critical tools for Drosophila genetics. Many useful transgenes are inserted onto balancers using a random and inefficient process. Here we describe balancer chromosomes that can be directly targeted with transgenes of interest via recombinase-mediated cassette exchange (RMCE).

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