Whole mount electron microscopic maps of Drosophila melanogaster polytene chromosomes

A simple whole mount method has been used for electron microscopic observation of the polytene chromosomes from the salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster. The method makes it possible to observe polytene chromosome arms, that are suitable for mapping often along their entire length. A map to fa...

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Published inHereditas Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 91 - 101
Main Author ALANEN, MARKKU
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1986
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Summary:A simple whole mount method has been used for electron microscopic observation of the polytene chromosomes from the salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster. The method makes it possible to observe polytene chromosome arms, that are suitable for mapping often along their entire length. A map to facilitate easy localization of bands in the chromosome X together with examples of whole mount spreads prepared by the method are presented.
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ISSN:0018-0661
1601-5223
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-5223.1986.tb00521.x