Article
[Dominance status of shape of male genitalia in interspecific crosses of some Drosophila virilis group species].
Genetika - 1 Jun 2013
Kulikov A M, Mel'nikov A I, Gornostaev N G, Lazebny O E
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of the shape of the main species-specific morphological trait for the Drosophila virilis group--the male mating organ has been analyzed using the hybrid males D. virilis x D. lummei and D. virilis x D. novamexicana. The results suggest an increase in the share of the characters with a recessive status in the evolutionarily younger species and demonstrate the role of sex chromosomes in the...
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