[Correlation between the number of sites, transcript levels and transposition frequency of retrotransposon copia in Drosophila melanogaster]

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Numbers of copia transcripts in testes of files from five Drosophila melanogaster lines were compared by means of Northern blot hybridization. Four of these lines were closely related differing only by transposition rates and the number of copia sites in the genome. The fifth line, which was not related to the others, was characterized by lack of transpositions and the lowest copia copy number. Positive correlation between total copia transcript level and its copy number and transposition rat...

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Authors: Filatov, D; Pasiukova, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Genetika
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 442-445
• Publication date: 1998-03-01
• ISSN: 0016-6758
• Language: Russian
• Keywords: Species Specificity; RNA, Messenger; Drosophila melanogaster; Retroelements; Animals; Genome; Blotting, Northern