SpringerProtocols: Abstract: 6. Polytene Chromosomes From Ovarian Nurse Cells of Drosophila melanogaster otu Mutants

6. Polytene Chromosomes From Ovarian Nurse Cells of Drosophila melanogaster otu Mutants

By: Dmitry E. Koryakov², Natalia I. Maľceva³, Robert C. King⁴, Igor F. Zhimulev³

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Polytene chromosomes from the salivary gland cells of Drosophila melanogaster larvae have been the most useful model for studying the functional morphology of interphase eukaryotic chromosomes since their discovery almost 70 yr ago (1). The question remains as to whether the polytene structure is universal. How similar is the organization of polytene chromosomes in different tissues, because cell differentiation may lead to diverse functional chromosome states? The greatest difference can be expected to be seen between the chromosomes of the germ-line cells and the cells of somatic tissue.

Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
(3) Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk, Russia
(4) Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Book Title: Drosophila Cytogenetics Protocols

Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 247 | Pub. Date: Nov-04-2003 | Page Range: 139-161 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-665-7:139

Subject: Genetics/Genomics

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