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Isolation of a Drosophila melanogaster desiccation resistant mutant.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Nov 2003
Telonis-Scott Marina, Hoffmann Ary A
Abstract excerpt
Mutagenesis provides a powerful way of isolating genetic and physiological processes underlying complex traits, but this approach has rarely been applied to investigating water balance in insects. Here, we describe the isolation of a desiccation-resistant mutant of Drosophila melanogaster. Mutage...
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