Preliminary Notes on the Development of the Wings in Normal and Mutant Strains of Drosophila

1 July 1939

journal article
research article
Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Vol. 25 (7) , 299-307
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.25.7.299

Abstract

The effects of some 24 genes on the development of the wing are described and classified. Goldschmidt''s interpretation of certain types of wing defect (cut, etc.) as due to a destructive process following initial normal development is not confirmed.