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Polymorphism and stability in the histone gene cluster of Drosophila melanogaster

Chromosoma, ISSN: 0009-5915, Vol: 85, Issue: 4, Page: 489-505
1982
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Histone genes in Drosophila melanogaster are organized into repeats of 4.8 and 5.0 kb (Lifton et al., 1978). We find these repeat sizes in every one of the more than 20 Drosophila strains we have examined. Strains differ in the relative amounts of the two repeat types, with ratios varying from 1:1 to 1:4, the 5.0 kb repeat always present in equal or greater amounts than the 4.8 kb repeat. Restriction enzyme digestion and blotting analysis reveals that the strains also differ in a number of far less abundant fragments containing histone DNA sequences. In the Amherst and Samarkand strains, there are, in addition, many copies of 4.0 and 5.5 kb repeat-like fragments respectively. A series of stocks were made isogenic for single second chromosomes from the Amherst strain. The hybridization patterns of the histone DNA from these stocks containing different Amherst chromosomes are very similar but a number of differences in the minor fragments were seen. The stability of the histone locus restriction pattern was tested by following the DNA derived from a single second chromosome of the b Adhn pr cn strain over a two year period. The restriction pattern of major and minor bands remained identical. Finally, histone loci distinguishable by their restriction pattern on blots were recombined with visible markers. These chromosomes will be useful in tracing the fate of specific histone loci during genetic manipulations. © 1982 Springer-Verlag.

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