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Spontaneous mutation for life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetica - 1 Jan 1998
Martorell C, Toro M A, Gallego C
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous mutations accumulated during 80 generations in 94 lines derived from a completely homozygous population of Drosophila melanogaster, all of them maintained by a single brother-sister mating per generation. Three traits were evaluated: early productivity, late productivity, and longevity. Mutational heritabilities were similar for all traits: 3.18 x 10(-3), 3.52 x 10(-3), and 3.38 x 10(-3),...
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