Failure of chronic exposure to nonthermal FM radio waves to mutate Drosophila.
A stock of Drosophila sc VI - YS/y ac oc ptg - YL/y ac oc ptg - YL/y sc S1 B In49 ct ns v sc8 that accumulated the recessive lethals on the X chromosome was exposed to a frequency of 98.5 MHz (wave length 3.35 m) and a field strength of 0.3 V/m. The flies were kept near the base of the 300-ft antenna of a 50,000 watt transmitter for 32 weeks. There was no significant difference in the percentage of lethals between the stock exposed to 4,020 hours of nonthermal FM radio waves and the controls.
D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D009153:Mutagens; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D011846:Radio Waves / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D009153:Mutagens