A test for the rare male mating advantage in coisogenic strains of Drosophila melanogaster
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Genetics Research
- Vol. 32 (2), 123-127
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016672300018619
Abstract
SUMMARY: Experiments were carried out to see if rare male mating advantage could be detected when males differ at only one locus. The eye colour mutant sepia was inserted into a strain of Drosophila melanogaster homozygous for a first, second, and third chromosome from the Canton-S strain. Tests for the rare male advantage were conducted using ratios of 4:1, 1:1, and 1:4 of the coisogenic wild-type and sepia males. No deviations from expected types of matings were observed. The results are discussed with respect to possible conditions necessary for the rare male effect to occur.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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