Lister C et al. 1989
- Authors:
Lister C. Martin C.
- Title:
Molecular analysis of a transposon-induced deletion of the nivea locus in
Antirrhinum majus.
- Reference location:
Genetics. 123(2):417-25, 1989 Oct.
- Abstract:
The transposable element Tam3 of Antirrhinum majus is capable of causing
large-scale chromosomal restructuring. It induced a large deletion at the
nivea locus, to produce the allele niv-:529. The deletion removed the
entire nivea coding region while the element remains intact with the
potential to induce further rearrangements. Genetic experiments showed
that the endpoint of the deletion (called x) is closely linked to nivea.
The DNA sequences of niv-:529, a genomic excision of Tam3 from niv-:529,
and the original genomic position of x have been determined. These data
suggest that the deletion could have resulted from an abortive
transposition or through breakage and religation.
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