The yellow condition in Drosophila melanogaster. A biological structuralist approach to the study of phenocopies.

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The yellow condition in Drosophila melanogaster. A biological structuralist approach to the study of phenocopies.

Rivista di biologia - 1 Jan 1990

Newcomb R D

Abstract excerpt

A phenocopy, as defined by Goldschmidt, is an environmentally induced form which resembles a genetic mutant. They have a site of induction at a number of developmental levels and are not only produced by interfering with gene gene expression. Phenocopies and the corresponding genetic mutant, are...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Color
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mutation
Phenotype

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