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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
A 12 kb fragment of Drosophila melanogaster DNA cloned in a lambda phage, lambda T-A, is shown by in situ hybridization to contain sequences homologous to DNA at the extreme ends of each of the polytene chromosomes and to the pericentric sequences present in the beta heterochromatin. This pattern of hybridization is seen for each of the four D. melanogaster stocks that have been studied. Most of the sequence in lambda T-A shows no detectable homology to DNA within the banded chromosome arms. (The only exception is what appears to be a short mobile element inserted in lambda T-A. This portion of lambda T-A hybridizes with internal arm sites that vary from stock to stock). Analysis of restriction fragments of genomic DNA indicates that the sequences in lambda T-A are homologous to complex sets of repeated sequences that differ from stock to stock in D. melanogaster. Some, but not all, of the members of these sets are underreplicated during polytenization in D. melanogaster. The sequences in lambda T-A are also homologous to complex sets of repeated sequences in the genomes of other Drosophila species belonging to the melanogaster species group. Pericentric and telomeric localization is conserved in these related species, although analysis of DNA fragments shows marked changes in sequence organization on a finer scale. The constancy of the localization of lambda T-A-homologous sequences to telomeric and pericentric regions suggests that these sequences serve a function in those regions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomere regions in Drosophila share complex DNA sequences with pericentric heterochromatin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't