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Differences betweenDrosophila melanogaster and its sibling speciesD. simulans in sensitivity to acridine orange treatment

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Larvae and adults ofD. melanogaster andD. simulans were fed with acridine orange, in order to test sensitivity differences between the species. Our results show that, of the two species,D. simulans is more resistant in the larval stages, andD. melanogaster is more resistant in the adult stage. Furthermore, adult males of both species are more sensitive than adult females.

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  1. Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

    P. Alba, M. D. Ferrés, N. Xamena, A. Creus & R. Marcos

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Work supported in part by grant No. 0311/81 from the CAICYT.

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Alba, P., Ferrés, M.D., Xamena, N. et al. Differences betweenDrosophila melanogaster and its sibling speciesD. simulans in sensitivity to acridine orange treatment. Experientia 39, 300–301 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955315

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