A STUDY OF CANALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY IN THE STERNOPLEURAL BRISTLE SYSTEM OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Abstract

Among the explanations for minimizing the effects of extraneous variation has been canalization and developmental stability. However, there is little agreement as to whether these two processes reflect a common set of mechanisms. This confusion is inflated due to the lack of consensus as to a precise definition of canalization. In this study, canalization in the sternopleural bristle system is used to investigate the relationships between …