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Spradling, Allan C. |
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Carnegie Institution for Science |
| Primary Field
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Cellular and Developmental Biology |
| Secondary Field
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Genetics |
 Election Citation
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Spradling discovered the first example of specific gene amplification in development for protein genes (chorion genes in Drosophila). He revolutionized Drosophila genetics by discovering a method to transform Drosophila with any cloned gene. Transposable element mediated transformation has permitted his identification of cis-acting regulatory sequences for amplification and gene activity. |
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Research Interests
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My areas of interest are Drosophila genetics, in particular, transposable elements as agents for genetic manipulation; chromosome structure and replication; and oogenesis, specifically, stem cell regulation. |
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