Quantitative developmental genetics of biological stability in Drosophila melanogaster
By: Ian Michael Dworkin.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Description: Biological stability at the level of individual organisms is reflected in the nature and degree of variation observed in phenotypic traits. In this thesis, I examine properties of biological stability within the framework of canalization of a number of morphological traits in  Drosophila melanogaster. I employ a combination of both genetic and environmental perturbations to explore various measures of stability in the sternopleural bristle system, and on the pro-thoracic leg. Furthermore, I utilize the techniques from developmental genetics to explore the temporal aspects of trait stability and sensitivity using the antenna to leg homeotic transformation as a model system.
Notes: Adviser:  Ellen Larsen.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-10, Section: B, page: 5027.