RADIATION-INDUCED GENETIC DAMAGE IN THE MEXICAN TOAD (BUFO VALLICEPS)
Lines of Mexican toads (Bufo valliceps) bearing x-ray induced genetic damage were established by mating normal females with males that had received gonadal x-ray doses ranging from 300 to 3000 r. Survival in the first generation was inversely proportional to dose,-as was expected. Toads of the 300-r and l000- r lines were inbred, and toads of these lines and of the 700-r line were outcrossed to normal ones. Two crosses were made between toads of the 500-r and 1000-r lines. Developmental abnormalities of various kinds appeared at life history stages rangthg from early embryonic development to post-metamorphic life in both inbred and outcross generations. These included abnormal gastrulation and neurulation, larval and post-metamorphic edema, abnormally positioned or missing limbs, optical deficiencies, prognathous jaw due to excessive elongation of the lower jaw, and melanin deficiency. The prognathous jaw, in its extreme expression, would probably be lethal in natural populations because of difficulty of feeding. The melanin deficiency, in its extreme expression, is lethal as metamorphosis fails to occur, and in lesser expression, it appears to be lethal or detrimental. The various abnormalities do not appear to be inherited in any simple way, but instead they vary in expression both within and between generations, possibly in relation to genotype and environment. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-007466
- OSTI ID:
- 4819034
- Journal Information:
- Texas J. Sci., Vol. Vol: 12; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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