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The effect of P-M hybrid dysgenesis on life span was investigated by using three strains of D. melanogaster (Canton-S, Harwich-w and Malatya w.t.). F1 hybrids of dysgenic crosses developed on 29°C and lived as adults on 25°C produced unexpected white eye color in both sexes. In one type of cross, which has strong P element activity, it was found that hybrid dysgenesis affects longevity distinctly and shortens it, especially in the F1 produced at higher developmental temperature.
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Konaç, T., Bozcuk, A.N. & Kence, A. The effect of hybrid dysgenesis on life span of Drosophila. AGE 18, 19–23 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02434078
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