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SNPing and chipping away at the fly genome

Nature Methods volume 5, pages 295–296 (2008)Cite this article

Although Drosophila melanogaster offers a variety of refined genetic techniques, it has lagged behind other model organisms in the high-resolution genotyping arena. A newly developed set of tools addresses this deficiency and provides a very welcome addition to the fly geneticists' armory.

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Figure 1: Mapping mutations by SNP genotyping.

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