Polytene Chromosomes as a Genotoxicology Tool
Journal Title: Advances in Clinical Toxicology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
It is not possible to visualize the interphase chromosomes with light microscopy; however, polytene chromosomes are giant interphase chromosomes visible under light microscopy. Therefore, polytene chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster are unique materials for the observation and analysis of the genome and genetic organization of chromosomes in the interphase stage. Polytene chromosomes form through the sequential replication of the chromosomes of the diploid nucleus division of the cytoplasm following the replication.
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Ayla Karataş*
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