Document Type
Article
Publication Date
October 1981
Abstract
Thirty-five cryptic variant lines were used to examine the mechanisms involved in genetic modulation of alcohol metabolism in Drosophila. Late third-instar larval, preemergence pupal, and adult stages cultured at 18 and 28 C were examined. Spectrophotometric analyses for native alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity and residual ADH activity after treatment with guanidine hydrochloride and heat were performed. Differential response of cryptic variants to treatment with the denaturants during development suggested that this variation may have an adaptive significance.
Recommended Citation
Miglani, Gurbachan and Ampy, Franklin, "Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase: Developmental studies on cryptic variant lines" (1981). Department of Biology Faculty Publications. 63.
https://dh.howard.edu/bio_fac/63
