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Genetic sexing inDrosophila melanogasterusing the alcohol dehydrogenase locus and a Y-linked translocation

✍ Scribed by A. S. Robinson; C. Heemert

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1981
Tongue: English
Weight: 154 KB
Volume: 59
Category: Article
ISSN: 0040-5752
DOI: 10.1007/bf00275770

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✦ Synopsis

By incorporating ethanol (4% v/v) into the larval rearing medium of a specially constructed Drosophila melanogaster strain it was possible to produce only male adults; the female larvae died.In this strain, the male determining chromosome was linked with a positive Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) allele by a translocation. The females were homozygous for the null allele and hence sensitive to ethanol.This genetic sexing method is discussed in relation to its use in the genetic control of insects.

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