Article
Genetic basis for female receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster: a diallel study.
Heredity - 1 Nov 1992
Casares P, Carracedo M C, Piñeiro R, San Miguel E, Garcia-Florez L
Abstract excerpt
Receptivity of sexually mature, virgin females, measured as the time to copulation, has been investigated. Two independent 5 x 5 diallel crosses were carried out, each one with a different male tester genotype. Interactions between male and female genotypes were detected because some lines appeared as dominant in one diallel and recessive in the other. The overall picture emerging from the analyses shows a...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Male
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
