
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 27P
The Drosophila mutant screen shown on the right-hand side of Fig. 19.18 was limited; it could identify mutations only in maternal effect genes whose functions were not required in female tissues other than the eggs they produced.
a. | What aspect of the screen imposed this limitation? |
b. | How could you determine if any of the mutations identified are in genes required in males? |
c. | Why was the Balancer chromosome needed in the screen? |
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