Abstract
In the present research, we address the problem of how chromatin fibers are ordered in band and interband regions along the length of a Drosophila polytene chromosome. Our approach employs image processing as a preliminary step to amplify the image contrast. Then, computerized pattern recognition methods are used to study how the chromatin is arranged.Polytene chromosomes were isolated from salivary glands and squashed on glass microscope slides. The slides were immersed in liquid nitrogen and the coverslips were removed with a razor blade. Small droplets of a polymer developed in our laboratory called HACH (a mixture of 2- hydroxyhexanedial, carbohydrazide and hydrazine) were then placed over individual chromosome spreads and the slides were left at 26°C overnight to allow for HACH polymerization. HACHembedded samples were removed from the slides, mounted on resin blocks, trimmed and thinsectioned at a thickness of approximately 100 nm. Sections were floated onto formvar-coated gold grids and viewed with a Zeiss 10C transmission electron microscope operated at 80kV.
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