Article
Selection for canalization at two extra dorsocentral bristles in Drosophila melanogaster.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Piñeiro R
Abstract excerpt
From 10 isofemale lines of D. melanogaster, the D2 line was established with the aim of obtaining an invariant phenotype at two extra dorsocentral bristles. Line D2 was also subdivided into two other lines, SA and ASD, based on their different bristle patterns. The SA line was selected for two symmetrical anterior extra bristles, and the ASD line was selected for two asymmetrical extra bristles, one anterior and...
Topics
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
