Journal article
Condition dependence and the nature of genetic variation for male sex comb bristle number in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract
Genetic architecture of variation underlying male sex comb bristle number, a rapidly evolving secondary sexual character of Drosophila, was examined. First, in order to test for condition dependence, diet was manipulated in a set of ten Drosophila melanogaster full-sib families. We confirmed heightened condition dependent expression of sex comb bristle number and its female homologue (distal transverse row bristles) as compared to non-sex …
Authors
Ahuja A; De Vito S; Singh RS
Journal
Genetica, Vol. 139, No. 4, pp. 505–510
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2011
DOI
10.1007/s10709-011-9572-2
ISSN
0016-6707