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Tabl e I I

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Balancer Region covered Reference strain Use Stability Origin Derivatives

szDp1 [let-x] (I;X;f)
( McKim et al.,
1988a, 1992, 1993 )

Left LG I through to
unc-13 and one
half translocation
[szT1(X)]

Exceptional Unc-3
segregant from dpy-
5/szT1[lon-2] I;unc-
3/szT1 X.

hDp31-
hDp58
hDp60-
hDp73

szT1[let-x] ( Fodor and
Deak, 1985;
McKim et al., 1988a )

Left LG I through to
unc-13 and right
LG X through to
dpy-3

Strain construction
screens ( Howell and
Rose, 1990; McKim
and Rose, 1990 )

Very stable 7000 R (1000 R/min)

X-ray mutagenesis

ILXLszT

yDp1 [let-x] (IV;V;f)
( DeLong et al., 1987 )

Right LG IV from
dpy-4 through to
unc-22 and left
LG V from
unc-34 through to
unc-46

Screens
( Plenefisch et al.,
1989 )
mosaic analysis ( Yuan
and Horvitz, 1990 )

Very stable EMS mutagenesis nDp3

Note: Roentgens (R), a form of irradiation. EMS, ethyl methanesulfate.