Publication Date

1965

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Mittler, Sidney||Bennett, Jack (Cecil Jackson)

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Biological Sciences

LCSH

Drosophila melanogaster; Urethanes

Abstract

The pre-prophase inhibitor urethane was tested for its effect upon ring-shaped X and rod-shaped Y chromosomes in Drosophila melanogaster testes. The XO method was used to detect breakage of the X and Y chromosomes. A successive brood technique showed that the urethane affected greater breakage in the spermatozoa and spermatids in 2000r X-irradiated pre- and post-treated samples. Urethane showed increased breakage in all spermatogenetic cell stages except spermatogonia in non-irradiated samples. Five and seven milligrams of urethane per milliliter of 0.85% NaCl were used as the test concentrations. The control was injected with 0.85% NaCl. Urethane was not shown to affect the production of paternal non-disjunction (XXY) females and mosaics.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustrations.

Extent

vii, 43 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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