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The size of poly(A)-containing RNAs in Drosophila melanogaster embryos.

Biochemical genetics ·Vol. 14 ·No. 3-4 ·1976-04-00 ·Pages 357-71

Lamb MM, Laird CD

Abstract

The size range of poly(A)-containing RNA from Drosophila melanogaster embryos has been estimated by hybridization with 3H-labeled poly(U) and subsequent fractionation on sucrose gradients. The median size of nuclear poly(A)-containing RNA is about 30 S (6000 nucleotides), and the median size of cytoplasmic poly(A)-containing RNA is about 17 S (1800 nucleotides). The relationship of these sizes to messenger RNA needed to code for protein and to the length of DNA contained in a chromomere is discussed.

MeSH Terms
Animals Centrifugation, Density Gradient Drosophila melanogaster Embryo, Nonmammalian Molecular Weight Nucleic Acid Hybridization Poly A/analysis Poly U RNA
Chemicals
Poly A Poly U RNA
Authors & Affiliations
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Lamb M M
Laird C D
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Article Info
Journal
Biochemical genetics
Abbr.
Biochem Genet
ISSN
0006-2928
DOI
10.1007/BF00484774
Published
1976-04-00
Pages
357-71
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0126611
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00484774 View journal details
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