PHEROMONAL REGULATION OF GENETIC PROCESSE S - RESEARCH ON THE HOUSE MOUSE (MUS-MUSCULUS L)

A study of the influence of pheromone stressor(s) on proliferating ger m and somatic cells was performed on laboratory lines of house mouse i n the context of the physiological hypothesis of mutation process, pro posed by M.E. Lobashev in 1947. Data from experiments are presented, a nd results obtained during last 10 - 15 years are discussed. The adapt ive role of cytogenetic and other observed pheromonal effects is consi dered. The possible existence of interorganism systems of genetic regu lation is discussed, the search for and study of which may help in mor e complete understanding of the regularities of functioning of genetic material.