Selection for pupation height inDrosophila melanogaster

✍ Scribed by L. Garcia-Florez; P. Casares; C. Carracedo

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 439 KB
• Volume: 79
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-6707
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00121508

✦ Synopsis

Divergent directional selection for high and low pupation height was practiced in D. melanogaster. A quick response was observed in the two directions of selection. This is the first time selection for low pupation sites was successful. Realized heritabilities were 18% and 13% for the high and low lines. Reciprocal crosses between divergent lines showed little or no dominance for low pupation sites. The need for a strict control of environmental factors when measuring pupation height is emphasized.