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Effects on ADH activity and distribution, following selection for tolerance to ethanol in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetica - 1 Jan 1992
Kerver J W, Wolf W, Kamping A, van Delden W
Abstract excerpt
Strains of Drosophila melanogaster homozygous for either the AdhF or the AdhS allele were kept on food supplemented with ethanol for 20 generations. These strains (FE and SE) were tested for tolerance to ethanol and compared with control strains (FN and SN). The E strains showed increased tolerance to ethanol both in the adult and in the juvenile life stages. In adults the increase in tolerance was not...
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