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. 1987 Jun;116(2):233–239. doi: 10.1093/genetics/116.2.233

Isolation and Characterization of a Photorepair-Deficient Mutant in Drosophila melanogaster

James B Boyd 1, Paul V Harris 1
PMCID: PMC1203134  PMID: 3111935

Abstract

A mutation abolishing photorepair has been localized to map position 56.8 centimorgans on the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster . Strains homozygous for the phr allele are totally devoid of photorepair and partially deficient in excision repair. Both defects map to the chromosomal region between pr and c. Since a homozygous phr stock exhibits reduced photoreactivation, the corresponding wild-type allele plays a significant role in UV resistance.

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