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The P-element-mediated gene transfer system was used to introduceDrosophila teissieri 5S genes into theDrosophila melanogaster genome. Eight transformedD. melanogaster strains that carryD. teissieri 5S mini-clusters consisting of 9–21 adjacent 5S units were characterized. No genetic exchanges betweenD. melanogaster andD. teissieri 5S clusters were detected over a 2-year survey of the eight strains. The occurrence of small rearrangements within theD. melanogaster 5S cluster was demonstrated in one of the transformed strains.
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Samson, ML., Wegnez, M. An approach to study the evolution of theDrosophila 5S ribosomal genes using P-element transformation. J Mol Evol 28, 517–523 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602931
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