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Heslip, T.R., Williams, J.A., Bell, J.B., Hodgetts, R.B. (1992). A P-element chimera containing captured genomic sequences was recovered at the vestigial locus in Drosophila following targeted transposition.  Genetics 131(): 917--927.
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FBrf0056271
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Research paper
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A P element carrying the Dopa decarboxylase gene, P[Ddc], was targeted into vg21, a cryptic P element induced mutant allele of the vestigial (vg) locus. The resulting allele, vg28w, contained the expected P[Ddc] plus an additional 9.5 kb of DNA, captured from elsewhere on chromosome II. Reversion of the vg28w mutant allele demonstrated that the entire insert can excise but cannot reinsert at an appreciable frequency. We explain the targeted transposition as the repair of a double stranded gap, created by the excision of the P element at vg21, and suggest that the formation of chimeric elements may be an important component of P element dependent genomic instability.
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PMC1205102 (PMC) (EuropePMC)
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Genetics
    Title
    Genetics
    Publication Year
    1916-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0016-6731
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