Tetramethylthiuram disulfide (42-S Thiram), a carbamate fungicide was studied for its mutagenic potential on the germ cell stages of wild-type male Drosophila melanogaster. The mutagenicity was tested using the sex-linked recessive lethal assay (SLRL). Any lethals induced in the F2 generation were evidenced by the absence of wild-type males. Although there was an increase in mutation rates in the 42-S Thiram treated wild-type males over the control wild-type males, it was not significantly higher. According to the laboratory conditions in this preliminary study, tetramethylthiuram disulfide failed to produce mutagenic effect.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500794 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Lowe-Chatham, Janice E. (Janice Elaine) |
| Contributors | White, Olivia Masih, O'Donovan, Gerard A., Shanley, Mark Stephen |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 49 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Lowe-Chatham, Janice E. (Janice Elaine), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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