THE MUTATION RATE IN DROSOPHILA AFTER HIGH DOSES OF GAMMA RADIATION
- 1 February 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 45 (2) , 188-192
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.45.2.188
Abstract
Data are presented on the sex-linked mutation rate in mature sperm of Drosophila melanogaster at 7 dosage levels of cobalt-60 gamma-radiation in the 300 r to 12.5 kr range. Lethal chromosomes from the lowest and highest doses were analyzed genetically, and the results are compatible with the interpretation that a Poisson-like accumulation of lethal mutations occurred throughout this dosage range, with an average increase of 2% lethal mutations per kr.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- THE PRODUCTION OF MUTATIONS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER BY THE FAST NEUTRON RADIATION OF AN ATOMIC EXPLOSIONProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1954