title: Genotoxicity of ziram established through wing, eye and female germ-line mosaic assays and the sex-linked recessive lethal test in Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: The genotoxicity of ziram (zinc-dimethyl dithiocarbamate, CAS No. 137-30-4), a carbamate fungicide, is studied in the wing, eye and female germ-line mosaic assays and the sex-linked recessive lethal test in Drosophila melanogaster. First-, second- and third-instar larvae, carrying suitable recessive genetic markers on their first and third chromosomes, were exposed to ziram. Wings and eyes of adults were screened for the induction of mosaic spots and the eggs laid by adult females for germ-line mosaicism. The Basc method was used to detect sex-linked recessive lethals. Ziram is genotoxic to the somatic and germ cells of Drosophila melanogaster.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, India.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majhi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009030:Mosaicism; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D013859:Thiocarbamates / Q000633:toxicity*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D014960:X Chromosome; D015039:Ziram / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D013859:Thiocarbamates; D015039:Ziram