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The influence of X-rays on reproduction in Pseudeucoila bochei (Hymenoptera Cynipidae), a parasite of Drosophila melanogaster. 1980

F A Veerkamp

The parasitic wasp Pseudeucoila bochei was the subject in experiments designed to detect a reliable method of mutation induction. Radiation doses of 360, 720, 1080, 1440, 1800 and 2160 R were given to pupae 15 or 18 days old or to freshly eclosed male and female wasps. The irradiation did not influence the survival of pupae. Dose-action responses were established and appeared to be dependent on the stage of development of the wasps at the moment of irradiation. The production of sons by virgin females showed that the germ cells of the adults were the most sensitive to irradiation. In contrast, the sperms of the male wasps irradiated as adults were the most resistant. Irradiation of males as pupae with 1880 or 2160 R on the 15th day or as adults led to a high frequency of amle progeny. The elimination of sperm cells from fertilization is discussed. Comparisons with Habrobracon, Nasonia and Drosophila showed that the germ cells of Pseudeucoila are more sensitive to irradiation. In the progeny from irradiated females and males 2 types of mutant were found, with yellow eye colour and with aberrations in the antennae.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008675	Metamorphosis, Biological	Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult forms, such as from TADPOLES to frogs; caterpillars to BUTTERFLIES.	Biological Metamorphosis,Biological Metamorphoses,Metamorphoses, Biological
D009154	Mutation	Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.	Mutations
D009865	Oocytes	Female germ cells derived from OOGONIA and termed OOCYTES when they enter MEIOSIS. The primary oocytes begin meiosis but are arrested at the diplotene state until OVULATION at PUBERTY to give rise to haploid secondary oocytes or ova (OVUM).	Ovocytes,Oocyte,Ovocyte
D004307	Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation	The relationship between the dose of administered radiation and the response of the organism or tissue to the radiation.	Dose Response Relationship, Radiation,Dose-Response Relationships, Radiation,Radiation Dose-Response Relationship,Radiation Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Radiation Dose-Response,Relationships, Radiation Dose-Response
D004331	Drosophila melanogaster	A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes.	D. melanogaster,Drosophila melanogasters,melanogaster, Drosophila
D005260	Female		Females
D006927	Hymenoptera	An extensive order of highly specialized insects including bees, wasps, and ants.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013094	Spermatozoa	Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility.	Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms