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Drosophila Genetics

Information on basic mutations in DROSOPHILA

Books - Check the CAT for books on Drosophila or use the following:

Knight, J.A., editor. 1999. Encyclopedia of Genetics. 2 Volumes. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

QH427.E53 1999 (4th Floor Paterno; also available under same call number at Delaware, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Worthington Scranton; revised edition QH427.E53 2004 available at Beaver, Berks, Lehigh Valley)

- section on Drosophila (volume 1 pp.172-178) gives nice summary of history of use as a model for genetics

Brenner, Sydney and Miller, Jeffrey H., editors. 2002. Encyclopedia of Genetics. 4 Volumes. San Diego, CA: Academic.

QH427.E54 2002 (available ONLINE; print 4th Floor Paterno and under the same call number at Hershey)

- article on Thomas Morgan mentions white eye; article on Drosophila gives good introducation to use of fruit flies as a model for genetics; article on unequal crossing-over discusses bar eye

King, R.C., Stansfield, W.D. and Mulligan, P.K., editors. 2006. A Dictionary of Genetics, 7th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.

QH427.K55 2006 (Life Sciences Reference Collection; also available under same call number at Dubois; earlier edition under QH427.K55 2002 at 4th Floor Paterno, Beaver, Berks, Mont Alto, Shenango, Worthington Scranton, York)

- definition of Bar (p.45 7th ed.; p.39 6th ed.) clearly states its sex-linked dominant character

Lindsley, D.L. and Grell, E.H. 1968. Genetic Variations of Drosophila Melanogaster. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 627. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington.

QH431.L427 (4th Floor Paterno or ask to see Life Sciences Reference Desk copy; also available under same call number at Erie, McKeesport, New Kensington, Worthington Scranton)

- lists mutations and gives references to the articles where these mutants were originally described (pp. 22-23, 65, 266-267)

Ashburner, M., Golic, K.G. and Hawley, R.S. 2005. Drosophila : a laboratory handbook, 2nd Edition. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

QL537.D76A842 2005 (Life Sciences Reference Collection)

- lists books to peruse for information about various aspects of research on Drosophila (pp. 6-13); most mutations discussed are modern variants

Fullerlove, Gina, publishing director. 2002. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. New York: Nature Publishing Group.

QH302.5.E54 2002 (Life Sciences Reference Collection)

- article on Thomas Morgan mentions white eye; article on Drosophila evolutionary genetics discusses the use of fruit flies as model organisms in genetics

Strickberger, Monroe W. 1962. Experiments in Genetics with Drosophila. New York: Wiley.

QH431.S7925 (Mont Alto, Schuylkill or ask to see Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

-appendices give descriptions of mutations, mutations listed according to affected parts, and a linkage map

Sturtevant, A.H. and Beadle, G.W. 1939. An Introduction to Genetics. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.

575.1St97i (Annex - request via I WANT IT or ask to see Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

-chapter 2 on sex-linkage discusses bar-eye

Demerec, M. and Kaufmann, B.P. 1945. Drosophila Guide : a guide to introductory studies of the genetics and cytology of Drosophila melanogaster, with an appendix containing a series of experiments to be conducted by the beginning student. Washington DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington.

QL537.D75D45 1945 (4th Floor Paterno or ask to see Life Sciences Reference Desk copy).

-appendix describes bar, curly, white and other mutations

Morgan, T.H. and Bridges, C.B. 1916. Sex-Linked Inheritance in Drosophila. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 237. Washington DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington.

NOT AT PSU (request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

-discusses white eye and bar eye

Articles - Newer articles on more recent mutations can be found by searching Drosophila AND genetics in Biological and Agricultural Index (newest articles are shown first; most of the results found will likely be owned by PSU) or in Biological Abstracts (newest results are shown first; more results retrieved than in BAI but many are likely to be NOT owned by PSU).

Some older articles on simple mutations, such as White Eye, Bar Eye and Curly Wing can be found in JSTOR by using the ADVANCED SEARCH. Search Drosophila and limit your search DATES to 1900 through 1925. Many hundreds of records will be retrieved, so you may consider just using the following:

White eye

Morgan TH. 1910. Sex Linked Inheritance in Drosophila. Science 32(812):120-122.

Q1.S35 (available ONLINE via JSTOR; print annexed -- request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- original article describing white eye mutants

Morgan TH. 1910. The Method of Inheritance of Two Sex-Linked Characters in the Same Animal. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 8:17-19.

QP1.S8 (print annexed - request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions the sex linkage of white eye mutation

Morgan TH. 1912. The Explanation of a New Sex Ratio in Drosophila. Science 36(934):718-719.

Q1.S35 (available ONLINE via JSTOR; print annexed -- request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions sex linkage of white eye mutation

Lancefield DE. 1918. Three Mutations in Previously Known Loci. American Naturalist 52(616/617):264-269.

QH1.A5 (available ONLINE via JSTOR; print annexed -- request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions white eye mutation

Bar eye

Tice SC. 1914. A New Sex-Linked Character in Drosophila. Biological Bulletin 26:221-230.

QH301.B38 (available ONLINE via JSTOR; print 4th Floor Paterno or Hershey or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- original article describing bar-eye mutation

Sturtevant AH, Morgan TH. 1923. Reverse Mutation of the Bar Gene Correlated with Crossing Over. Science 57(1487):746-747.

Q1.S35 (available ONLINE via JSTOR; print annexed -- request via ILLiad or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions bar-eye mutation

Morgan, T.H., Bridges, C.B., and Sturtevant, A.H. 1925. The Genetics of Drosophila. Bibliographia Genetica 2:1-262.

575.1.L91b (annexed -- request via ILLiad or ask to see Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

-pages 29-32 mention bar; chapter 22 lists and describes mutant charaters of Drosophila; literature sections gives plenty of suggestions for further reading

Elens AA. 1965. Studies of Selective Mating Using the Sex-Linked Mutants White and Bar of Drosophila Melanogaster. Experientia 21(10):594-595.

Q1.A1E9 (4th Floor Paterno or Hershey or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions bar and white eye are sex-linked mutations

Curly wing

Ward L. 1923. The Genetics of Curly Wing in Drosophila. Another Case of Balanced Lethal Factors. Genetics 8:276-300.

QH431.G43 (available ONLINE via Highwire; print 4th Floor Paterno or Hershey or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- original article describing curly wing mutation

Ramel C, Valentin J. 1965. Interchromosomal Effects of the Curly Inversion on Crossing-Over in Drosophila Melanogaster. Hereditas 54:307-313.

QH431.A1H4 (4th Floor Paterno or ask to see the Life Sciences Reference Desk copy)

- mentions curly wing mutation on chromosome 2

See Also:

There are online databases from the Drosophila research community. The best known is the database Flybase where you can search by gene, such as Bar, and then see a map of the gene, list of references to that mutation, etc.

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