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[Phototaxis and adaptation of the eyeless Drosophila melanogaster line].
TSitologiia i genetika - 1 Jan 2000
Kirpichenko T V, Vorob'eva L I
Abstract excerpt
An artificial selection on positive and negative phototaxis of eyeless (ey) Drosophila melanogaster line was carried out. Expression of the ey trait in imago was estimating during the selection. The fitness of the "+" and "-" selected lines was evaluated by such components as heat resistance, life span, fertility of flies. The genetic analysis of phototaxis inheritance was carried out. It was found that...
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