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A search for linkage between genes for albinism and parathion resistance inTetranychus Pacificus McGregor

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The inheritance of resistance to parathion in the Pacific spider mite was investigated by means of a backcross. A 1:1 ratio of a susceptible and a resistant class indicated the existence of a single dominant gene for resistance.

Since the susceptible parental strain was marked with a recessive for albinism, information was obtained of the genetic relationship between the gene for resistance (R p ) and the gene for albinism (p). The segregation of resistant (R p r p ) and susceptible (r p rp) classes in pigmented (p+p) and albino (pp) animals revealed that there was no linkage between these genes.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Linnaeusstraat 2B, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. Q. van Zon & W. Helle

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van Zon, A.Q., Helle, W. A search for linkage between genes for albinism and parathion resistance inTetranychus Pacificus McGregor. Genetica 37, 181–185 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01547129

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