RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF 14MeV NEUTRONS TO GAMMA-RAYS FOR INDUCING MUTATIONS IN MATURE SPERM OF THE SILKWORM

1 January 1966

journal article
research article
Published by Genetics Society of Japan in The Japanese Journal of Genetics

Vol. 41 (1) , 17-26
https://doi.org/10.1266/jjg.41.17

Abstract

The mutational relative biological effectiveness (RBV) of fast neutrons in mature sperm of the silkworm was observed after irradiating germ cells in the testis of 12 to 13 day old pupae of the silkworm. Male pupae of a wild type strain, C 108, were exposed to Csl37 -rays and 14 MeV [million electron volts] neutrons 2 or 3 days before emergence. Neutrons 14 MeV were much more effective than [gamma] -rays in the production of recessive visible mutations and mosaics in mature sperm of the silkworm.

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