Genetic Mapping of a new Hippo allele, HpoN.1.2, in Drosophila melanogaster

MicroPubl Biol. 2021 Apr 8:2021:10.17912/micropub.biology.000383. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000383.

Abstract

Genetic screens provide a mechanism to identify genes involved with different cellular and organismal processes. Using a Flp/FRT screen in the Drosophila eye we identified mutations that result in alterations and de-regulation of cell growth and division. From this screen a group of undergraduate researchers part of the Fly-CURE consortium mapped and characterized a new allele of the gene Hippo, HpoN.1.2.