Article
Associations of esterase 6 allozyme and activity variation with reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetica - 1 Jan 1994
Saad M, Game A Y, Healy M J, Oakeshott J G
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that the esterase 6 (EST6) enzyme of D. melanogaster is mainly produced in the sperm ejaculatory duct of the adult male and comparisons of wild-type males with laboratory null mutants have suggested that the enzyme plays a role in reproductive fitness. In this study we...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Carboxylesterase
- Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
- Copulation
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Fertility
- Genetic Variation
- Genitalia, Male
- Male
- Oviposition
- Reproduction