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The white Locus of Drosophila melanogaster

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Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 14))

Abstract

In an article entitled Sex Limited Inheritance in Drosophila which appeared in the July 22, 1910 issue of Science, T. H. Morgan wrote:

“In a pedigree culture of Drosophila which had been running for nearly a year through a considerable number of generations, a male appeared with white eyes. The normal flies have brilliant red eyes.”

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Judd, B.H. (1987). The white Locus of Drosophila melanogaster . In: Hennig, W. (eds) Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47783-9_6

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