Radiation Intensity and the Induction of Mutation in Drosophila
- 1 January 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
- Vol. 3 (6) , 579-586
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09553006114550761
Abstract
A study was made of the effect of intensity of irradiation on the production of IInd chromosome lethal mutations in spermatozoa and spermatogonia of Drosophila. No intensity effect was detected between x-ray doses of 3000 r given at 600 r/min and 2·0 r/min respectively, or 60Co γ-ray doses of 3000 r given at 2000 r/min and 2·0 r/min respectively. A comparison between the effect of 60Co γ-rays given at 2·0 r/min and 0·01 r/min at a total dose of 200 r showed that a slight intensity effect might be operative in spermatogonia but that this was very much less than that observed by Russell in the mouse over a comparable dose-rate range.Keywords
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- Radiation Dose Rate and Mutation FrequencyScience, 1958