Article
Transposable element-induced response to artificial selection in Drosophila melanogaster: molecular analysis of selection lines.
Genetics - 1 Aug 1990
Shrimpton A E, Mackay T F, Brown A J
Abstract excerpt
Artificial selection lines for abdominal bristle score of Drosophila melanogaster established from P-M hybrid dysgenic crosses showed increases in selection response, heritability and phenotypic variance compared to similar lines started from nondysgenic crosses. To determine whether this increased genetic variance could be due to enhanced transposition of P elements following the dysgenic cross, the cytological...
Topics
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
