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Biological parameters and the segregation distortion (SD) phenomenon in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Trippa G, Cicchetti R, Loverre A, Micheli A
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between some biological parameters (mortality, longevity, fertility, fecundity and sex ratio) and segregation of second chromosomes in heterozygous and homozygous SD males has been analyzed. The results obtained in SD/SD+ heterozygous males show: (1) their reduced fertility with respect to that of control males, (2) an alteration in the sex ratio in the SD+ progeny only, and (3) inversely related...
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