PARENTAL AGE AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER

Authors
WAKEFIELD J HARRIS K MARKOW TA
Citation
J. Wakefield et al., PARENTAL AGE AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER, Genetica, 89(1-3), 1993, pp. 235-244
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Genetica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00166707
Volume
89
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
235 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-6707(1993)89:1-3<235:PAADSI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Two strains of Drosophila melanogaster, one outbred, recently derived from nature, and the other created by intensive directional selectiona l on phototactic behavior for 19 years, were used to test the hypothes is that developmental stability is influenced by parental age. Three c haracters were examined: sternopleural bristle number, wing length, an d wing area. The results do not support any relationship between paren tal age, either young or old, and developmental stability in offspring .