Abnormal meiotic spindles cause a cascade of defects during spermatogenesis in asp males of Drosophila.

doi:10.1242/dev.108.2.251

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Abnormal meiotic spindles cause a cascade of defects during spermatogenesis in asp males of Drosophila.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 1990

Casal J, Gonzalez C, Wandosell F, Avila J, Ripoll P

Abstract excerpt

Since spermatogenesis in Drosophila is a series of interconnected and interdependent steps and most of the spermatogenic events take place in the absence of transcription, failures in a given stage can give rise to a cascade of defects later on. The asp locus of Drosophila melanogaster codes for...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Fertility
Male
Meiosis
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
Mutation
Spermatids
Spermatogenesis
Spindle Apparatus

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