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Abstract
The females produced in the crossesD. melanogaster×D. simulans andD. melanogaster×D. mauritiana are sterile and have reduced ovaries.Normal and fertile ovaries were produced when genetically marked pole cells ofD. melanogaster were transplanted into eggs which gave rise to the hybrid females.These results eliminate the possibility that the sterility of these hybrids is due to the somatic component, i.e. the follicular cells of the ovaries, or to other physiological causes. The results also suggest that the control of gonadal morphogenesis is dependent mainly on the germ line.Entities:
Keywords: Drosophila; Hybrids; Sterility
Year: 1977 PMID: 28305018 DOI: 10.1007/BF00848382
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Wilehm Roux Arch Dev Biol ISSN: 0340-0794