Genes coding for valine transfer ribonucleic acid-3b in Drosophila melanogaster

The genes for tRNA3bval were localized to 84D and 92B on the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster with a possible minor site at 90B-C by hybridization in situ and autoradiography with 125I-labeled tRNA3bval. Flies carrying a duplication of the 84D region had increased amounts (30%) of tRNA3bval in proportion to the increased number of genes. While a proportional decrease in the amount of tRNAval3b in flies bearing a deletion of the same region was found, the total acceptance of valine remained at the level found in the wild type.