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Mutations in the sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina (Wied.). II.—Studies on genes for black pupa and dieldrin-resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. J. Shanahan
G. J. Shanahan
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Rydalmere, N.S.W., Australia
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The inheritance of black pupa in Lucilia cuprina (Wied.) was investigated by means of a series of back-crosses through five generations. Since an approximate 1:1 ratio of reddish brown to black pupae was observed throughout, it is concluded that the character black pupa is due to a single recessive gene (bp).

A test for the existence of a linkage group containing genes for black pupa and dieldrin-susceptibility was then made. The exposure of females from reddish brown and black pupae derived from back-crosses to discriminating levels of dieldrin, and the pattern of mortality observed with scalar concentrations of dieldrin, indicated that genes for black pupa (bp) and dieldrin-susceptibility (rdi) are on different chromosomes.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , December 1965 , pp. 283 - 286
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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