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. 1984 Apr;106(4):679–694. doi: 10.1093/genetics/106.4.679

Molecular Mapping of a Gene Cluster Flanking the Drosophila Dopa Decarboxylase Gene

Denise Gilbert 1,2,3, Jay Hirsh 1,2,3, T R F Wright 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1202298  PMID: 6425116

Abstract

Nine lethal complementation groups flanking the Drosophila Dopa decarboxylase (Ddc) gene, have been localized within 100 kb of cloned chromosomal DNA. Six of these complementation groups are within 23 kb of DNA, and all ten complementation groups, including Ddc, lie within 78-82 kb of DNA. The potential significance of this unusually high gene density is discussed.

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