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Abstract
In wild-type Drosophila melanogaster females there are about 250 ribosomal RNA genes in each nucleolus organizer region of the two X chromosomes. When this same nucleolus organizer region is present in flies in only a single dose, the number of ribosomal RNA genes increases to approximately 400. This increase is most easily explained by disproportionate replication of these genes.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5538845 DOI: 10.1126/science.171.3968.294
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728