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The effect of ultra-violet radiation on crossing-over, and on wing development inDrosophila melanogaster

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    60 minutes irradiation ofDrosophila melanogaster by means of a Hanovia quartz mercury vapour lamp caused a high percentage of wing abnormalities.

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    A chitin screen 3-wing thickness (i.e. appr. 20 μ) absorbed the biologically effective rays.

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    Ultra-violet rays caused a rise in crossing-over percentage between the genes for yellow and white in females ofDrosophila melanogaster.

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    The genetical effect was probably of an indirect nature.

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  1. G. Eloff
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Dept. of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand

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Eloff, G. The effect of ultra-violet radiation on crossing-over, and on wing development inDrosophila melanogaster . Genetica 21, 29–40 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01508566

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