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Sterile mutation in Drosophila melanogaster*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Takao K. Watanabe  and
Won Ho Lee
Takao K. Watanabe
Affiliation:
National Institute of Genetics, Mishima 411, Japan
Won Ho Lee
Affiliation:
National Institute of Genetics, Mishima 411, Japan

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The number of loci which are potentially able to produce sterility genes was estimated for Drosophila melanogaster. There appear to be, on the second chromosome, about 80 loci capable of producing male sterility and about 60 loci capable of producing female sterility. These figures seem to be considerably less than (400–500) loci responsible for lethal genes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , October 1977 , pp. 107 - 113
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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