Transposition of Tc1 in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Transposition of Tc1 in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
We have identified a strain of Caenorhabditis elegans in which the transposable element Tc1 is genetically active. Most spontaneous mutations affecting the unc-54 myosin heavy chain gene of C. elegans variety Bergerac are due to insertions of Tc1 within unc-54. The Bergerac genome contains an unusually high number of Tc1 elements, but this is not responsible for transpositional activity. Anothe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.6.1756