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Fitness of third chromosome homozygotes in Drosophila melanogaster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

J. A. Sved
J. A. Sved
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia

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A population cage experiment has been carried out to estimate fitness for a sample of fourteen non-lethal third chromosomes in D. melanogaster. This measurement, which should take into account all aspects of fitness, gives an estimated mean fitness of chromosome homozygotes of approximately ten percent.

Type
Short Papers
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 1975 , pp. 197 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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