title: Changes in nucleic acid content in aging Drosophila bipectinata.
abstract: DNA content decreases during first 20 and 25 days of survival in male and female flies of Drosophila bipectinata respectively. RNA as well as RNA/DNA content show a similar trend in males while in females both rise significantly during the first 5 to 10 days of survival followed by a steady decline till day 25. The study suggests that decreasing nucleic acid content of aging D. bipectinata is accompanied by the decline in protein synthesizing capacity.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA