Long telomeres in the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster are associated with amplification of subtelomeric repeat sequences

ON Danilevskaya, GE Lapta
1991 Genetics Selection Evolution  
The T-32 strain of Drosophila melanogaster, which was originally selected for heat resistance, is characterized by having exceptionally long tips in chromosomes X and 2L in the polytene salivary gland chromosomes. Six sublines differing in telomere * Correspondence and reprints
doi:10.1186/1297-9686-23-1-15 fatcat:xmwvw2lxefhdrm5sxcmdd7rig4