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Isolation and Characterization of a Photorepair-Deficient Mutant in Drosophila melanogaster
James B. Boyd 1 and Paul V. Harris 1
1 Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis, California
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A mutation abolishing photorepair has been localized to map position 56.8 centimorgans on the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster . Strains homozygous for the phr allele are totally devoid of photorepair and partially deficient in excision repair. Both defects map to the chromosomal region between pr and c. Since a homozygous phr stock exhibits reduced photoreactivation, the corresponding wild-type allele plays a significant role in UV resistance.
Submitted on October 13, 1986Accepted on March 5, 1987