EMS-induced polygenic mutation rates for nine quantitative characters in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1093/genetics/148.2.753

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EMS-induced polygenic mutation rates for nine quantitative characters in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics - 1 Feb 1998

Keightley P D, Ohnishi O

Abstract excerpt

Polygenic mutations were induced by treating Drosophila melanogaster adult males with 2.5 mM EMS. The treated second chromosomes, along with untreated controls, were then made homozygous, and five life history, two behavioral, and two morphological traits were measured. EMS mutagenesis led to red...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Female
Fertility
Longevity
Male
Mutagenesis
Mutagens
Mutation
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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