Evaluation of the Effects of a Single Exposure to Ethidium Bromide in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera-Drosophilidae)

  • R. Y. Ouchi
  • A. J. Manzato
  • C. R. Ceron
  • G. O. Bonilla-Rodriguez
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Keywords

Ethidium Bromide Larval Viability Abnormal Female Pair Proportion Recessive Lethal Mutation 
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Acknowledgments

This work received financial support from: FAPESP and CNPq (GOBR). R.Y. Ouchi was granted with a fellowship from CAPES.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • R. Y. Ouchi
    • 1
  • A. J. Manzato
    • 2
  • C. R. Ceron
    • 1
  • G. O. Bonilla-Rodriguez
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, IBILCE/UNESPState University of São PauloSão José do Rio PretoBrazil
  2. 2.Department of Computing and Statistical Sciences, IBILCE/UNESPState University of São PauloSão José do Rio PretoBrazil

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