Evidence for an effect of exposure to low levels of alpha particle irradiation in larval cells of Drosophila as measured in the wing-spot test.
Larvae of Drosophila were exposed to a range of concentrations of alpha particles from 3 to 318 mRad, and genetic effects measured in the wing-spot test. The results were positive, and evidence of a linear relationship between exposure and response observed. The induction of chromosome breakage is suggested by the significantly higher frequency of twin spots in the treated series compared with controls.
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Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Salazar, Edo. de México.
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de la Rosa
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Tavera
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D000512:Alpha Particles; D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation