Article
Mutations induced in Drosophila during space flight.
Uchu Seibutsu Kagaku - 1 Dec 1997
Ikenaga M, Yoshikawa I, Kojo M, Ayaki T, Ryo H, Ishizaki K, Kato T, Yamamoto H, Hara R
Abstract excerpt
To examine the possible effects of space radiation on living organisms, fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster were loaded on the US Space Shuttle Endeavour, and after the flight we have analyzed two types of mutations, sex-linked recessive lethal mutations induced in male reproductive cells and somatic mutations which give rise to morphological changes in hairs growing on the surface of wing epidermal cells. Wild...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.