Quantitative analysis of RNA produced by slow and fast alleles of Adh in Drosophila melanogaster.
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 85 (14) , 5161-5165
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.85.14.5161
Abstract
The alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) locus (ADH) locus (Adh) of Drosophila melanogaster is polymorphic on a worldwide basis for two allozymes, Fast and Slow. This study was undertaken to determine whether the well-established difference in ADH protein concentration between the allozymes is due to a difference in mRNA levels. RNA gel blot hydridization and an RNase protection assay were used to quantify ADH mRNA levels. Each method used an Adh null mutant as an internal standard. Several Slow and Fast allele pairs of different geographic origins were analyzed. The results provide strong evidence that the ADH protein concentration difference is not accounted for by RNA level.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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