Constitutive heterochromatin in early embryogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Vol. 229 (2) , 316-318
Abstract
The formation of constitutive heterochromatin was studied during the embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster, using the C-banding technique. During embryonic cleavage, C-banded material is not seen in mitotic chromosomes; the differentiation between euchromatin and heterochromatin only occurs at blastoderm. This event correlates with the establishment of position-effect variegation.Keywords
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