THE GENETICAL RESPONSE OF DROSOPHILA SPERMATOZOA TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF RADIATION TREATMENT

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · Intern. J. Radiation Biol.

OSTI ID:4023902

Reddi, O S

Drosophila spermatozoa were exposed to x rays in air, x rays in nitrogen, and neutrons in air. Each treatment was given either to males or inseminated females. After x irradiation in air the frequencies of sex-linked lethals and translocations were highest among the progeny of treated inserainated females, lower in the first-day progeny of treated males, and lowest in the second-day progeny of treated males. After x irradiation in nitrogen or after neutron radiation, all three frequencies were the same. This suggests that both differences (male vs female treatment; first vs second day) have the same basic cause. Experiments in which x-rayed males were mated after one or two days of storage without females indicate that this cause is differential radiosensitivity between fully and nearly mature spermatozoa. (auth)

• Research Organization: Osmania Univ., Hyderabad, India
• NSA Number: NSA-18-019647
• OSTI ID: 4023902
• Journal Information: Intern. J. Radiation Biol., Journal Name: Intern. J. Radiation Biol. Vol. Vol: 7
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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