The effect of cryopreservation on the lethal mutation rate in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetical Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Houle, David ^a   Kondrashov, Alexey S ^b   Yampolsky, Lev Yu ^b   Caldwell, Shannon ^b   Steponkus, Peter L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; GERM LINE; LETHAL MUTANT; METAZOON; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENES, LETHAL; HETEROZYGOTE; LARVA; MALE; MUTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; METAZOA;

EID: 0030760048     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672397002760     Document Type: Article

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