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Title: Characterization of Mutations in the su(s) Gene of Drosophila melanogaster (Advisor: Dr. Lillie Searles)
Jason Tedesco In the realm of animal research, Drosophila serves as a model organism that enhances our understanding of how various molecular processes operate in higher organisms. The suppressor of sable gene product regulates an undefined aspect of gene expression in Drosophila, and mutant flies that possess a deletion in the suppressor of sable gene exhibit a reduced viability. In addition to determining precisely where this deletion occurs within the suppressor of sable gene, my research has focused on addressing the possibility that the low harch rate serves as the basis for reduced viability. Furthermore, I will determine whether the deletion affects the activity of a neighboring immune response gene (dredd). |
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