The genetic basis of receptivity of yellow mutant Drosophila melanogaster females.
Yellow mutant females of Drosophila melanogaster are more receptive to yellow males than are wild-type females. By chromosomal substitution, this enhanced receptivity has been localized to the X chromosome. Repeated backcrossing between a yellow and wild-type inbred line, with the yellow locus maintained segregating, allows the conclusion that the yellow locus itself is responsible for the enhanced female receptivity.
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