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Nutritional conditional mutants of Drosophila melanogaster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

E. R. Vyse  and
David Nash
E. R. Vyse
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
David Nash
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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A small fraction of mutagen treated X chromosomes which would appear nonlethal in the Muller-5 test carried out on a yeast-containing medium act as lethals when tested on one or other of the defined Drosophila media. Such mutants have been termed ‘nutritional conditionals’. The three mutants obtained in this way have been characterized genetically, but have not yet been shown to act as simple auxotrophs.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , June 1969 , pp. 281 - 287
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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