ISSN:
1432-0886
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A considerable increase in the number of nucleoli non-associted with the nucleolar organizer (NO) was shown in the salivary gland cells of Drosophila melanogaster mutants, heterozygous for a deficiency of NO. The frequency of formation of additional nucleoli increased with the raising of the chromosome polyteny level. By means of in situ hybridization we showed that in the mutant and the wildtype polytene cells the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of these “unlawful” nucleoli included ribosomal gene repeats (18S+28S) with two types of insertions: ivs-I and ivs-II Such additional nucleoli can be attached to varying sites of the polytene chromosomes containing type I insertion sequences.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00386787
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