P element transposon-induced quantitative genetic variation for inebriation time inDrosophila melanogaster
✍ Scribed by R. Frankham; A. Torkamanzehi; C. Moran
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 465 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-5752
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✦ Synopsis
Bi-directional selection was carried out in coisogenic stocks with and without mobilised P element transposons to determine whether P elements induce quantitative genetic variation for inebriation time in Drosophila. There was significant response to 11 generations of selection in both pairs of replicates of bi-directional selection from an isogenic base stock in which P elements had been mobilised. Conversely, there was no significant response to 11 generations of identical selection in the control lines derived from a relatively inbred line lacking P elements. Thus, P elements have induced quantitative genetic variation for inebriation time.