Atlas of Drosophila Morphology

Wild-type and Classical Mutants

Sylwester Chyb, Nicolas Gompel

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780123846891
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Entomology
• Index: Biological Sciences

The Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants is the guide every Drosophila researcher wished they had when first learning genetic markers, and the tool they wish they had now as a handy reference in their lab research. Previously, scientists had only poor-quality images or sketches to work with, and then scattered resources online - but no single visual resource quickly at their fingertips when explaining markers to new members of the lab, or selecting flies to do their genetic crosses, or hybrids.

This alphabetized guide to Drosophila genetic markers lays flat in the lab for easy referencing. It contains high-resolution images of flies and the appropriate marker on the left side of each page and helpful information for the marker on the facing page, such as symbol, gene name, synonyms, chromosome location, brief informative description of the morphology, and comments on marker reliability. A companion website with updated information, useful links, and additional data provided by the authors complements this extremely valuable resource.

• Provides an opening chapter with a well-illustrated introduction to Drosophila morphology
• Features high-resolution illustrations, including those of the most common markers used by Drosophila researchers
• Contains brief, practical descriptions and tips for deciphering the phenotype
• Includes material relevant for beginners and the most experienced fly pushers

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by “f” refer to figures.

A

Abdomen, 2, 3f

Antennae, 8, 9f

Antennapedia (Antp), 92, 93f

Appendages, markers of, 89

Antennapedia (Antp), 92, 93f

aristaless (al), 90, 91f

Distal-less (Dll), 94, 95f

Sex combs reduced (Scr), 96, 97f

thread (th), 98, 99f

Ultrabithorax (Ubx), 100, 101f

Arista, 8, 9f, 90, 92, 94, 98

aristaless (al), 90, 91f

B

Balancer chromosomes, 183

Curly of Oster (Cyo), 189

First Multiple 6 (FM6), 184

First Multiple 7a (FM7a), 185

First Multiple 7c (FM7c), 186

First Multiple 7d (FM7d), 187

First Multiple 7i (FM7i), 188

Minute-Karmoisin-Rosy-Stubble (MKRS), 196

Minute-Rosy-Stubble (MRS), 195

Second Multiple 1 (SM1), 190

Second Multiple 5 (SM5), 191

Second Multiple 6a (SM6a), 192

Second Multiple 6b (SM6b), 193

Third Multiple 1 (TM1), 197

Third Multiple 2 (TM2), 198

Third Multiple 3 (TM3), 199

Third Multiple 6 (TM6), 200

Third Multiple 6B...