Article
Effect of extra Y chromosome on number and fluctuating asymmetry of sternopleural bristles in Drosophila melanogaster.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 1991
Jokela P, Portin P
Abstract excerpt
The effect of the extra Y chromosome on the number and fluctuating asymmetry of sternopleural bristles in Drosophila melanogaster was studied at two temperatures, 18 degrees C and 25 degrees C, in the stock In(l)wm4/y+Y. The extra Y chromosome significantly increased the number of sternopleural bristles especially in the lateral areas of the sternopleura, which hampered the analysis of the effect of the extra Y...
Topics
- Aneuploidy
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Male
- Phenotype
- Sex Characteristics
- Statistics as Topic
- Temperature
- Y Chromosome