METABOLISM AS RELATED TO CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE AND THE DURATION OF LIFE

Abstract

This paper presents the rates of CO₂ production for four groups of Drosophila which differ in their chromosome constitutions. The four groups have metabolic rates which correlate with the balance of their chromosomes, the balanced chromosome groups of flies producing less CO₂ than the unbalanced chromosome groups. It is concluded therefore that genic balance plays a prominent part in metabolic control.