White gene in the fruit fly drosophila controls eye pigment production. Flies with a normal white gene have normal pigment production which gives them red eyes. When normal white gene is moved near heterochromatin, the eyes are mottles with both red and white patches. Why is the drosophilas' eye colour red when the gene is white?

White gene in the fruit fly drosophila controls eye pigment production. Flies with a normal white gene have normal pigment production which gives them red eyes. When normal white gene is moved near heterochromatin, the eyes are mottles with both red and white patches. Why is the drosophilas' eye colour red when the gene is white?

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Biochemistry

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Chapter29: Transcription And The Regulation Of Gene Expression

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Problem 20P: Chromatin decompaction is a preliminary step in gene expression (Figure 29.48). How is chromatin...

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