Biological parameters and the segregation distortion (SD) phenomenon in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/97.3-4.563

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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

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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...

Topics

Animals
Chromosomes
Drosophila melanogaster
Fertility
Genes, Lethal
Heterozygote
Longevity
Male
Meiosis
Phenotype
Sex Ratio

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