Analysis of the relationship between age of larvae at mutagen treatment and frequency and size of spots in the wing somatic mutation and recombination test in Drosophila melanogaster.

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Analysis of the relationship between age of larvae at mutagen treatment and frequency and size of spots in the wing somatic mutation and recombination test in Drosophila melanogaster.

Experientia - 15 Feb 1995

Graf U

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The relationship between the induction of mutant clones and the time of mutagen treatment was studied in the somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) in wing cells of Drosophila melanogaster. Larvae trans-heterozygous for the recessive marker mutations multiple wing hairs (mwh) and flare (...

Topics

Animals
Cell Division
Drosophila melanogaster
Larva
Methyl Methanesulfonate
Mutation
Time Factors
Wings, Animal

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