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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
Receptivity of sexually mature, virgin females, measured as the time to copulation, has been investigated. Two independent 5 x 5 diallel crosses were carried out, each one with a different male tester genotype. Interactions between male and female genotypes were detected because some lines appeared as dominant in one diallel and recessive in the other. The overall picture emerging from the analyses shows a genetic system for female receptivity characterized by additive genes, with dominance for high receptivity in one of the diallel crosses. This remarkable additive component does not support the action of natural selection favouring females with extreme values of receptivity, rather, the lack of intrasexual female competition for mates is suggested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0018-067X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69 ( Pt 5)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
400-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic basis for female receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster: a diallel study.
pubmed:affiliation
Departmento de Genetica, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't