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FBrf0027144
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Abstract
Abstract
A marked decrease in the amount of the A2 component of phenol oxidase occurs in the speck locus of Drosophila melanogaster. The amount of A2 in speck is restored to a normal amount in the presence of the suppressor mutant, su(s)2.