Trends Genet. 1990 Dec;6(12):422-6.

Position-effect variegation after 60 years.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.

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Position-effect variegation in Drosophila--the mosaic expression of a gene placed adjacent to a junction between euchromatin and heterochromatin--remains an enigma. However, new insights are being gained from recent studies of genetic modifiers, new model systems, and variegating genes showing exceptional behavior.

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