
%0 Journal Article
%A Dyer, KF 
%T Effects of Radiation on Populations of Drosophila Melanogaster with Different Genetic Structures I. Changes in Fitness and Productivity
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1971/09/01
%V 24
%N 3
%P 565-574
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9710565
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9710565 
%X It has been shown in previous work that heterozygotes between irradiated and non-irradiated populations of D. melanogaster experience a marked reduction in competitive ability. The effects of allowing the nucleus of a heterozygote gene pool to develop are here investigated and it is found that the total number emerging from a cage containing irradiated, non-irradiated, and heterozygote flies is considerably increased and the number of heterozygotes themselves shows almost a 100% increase. It is concluded that the opportunity given to the heterozygotes to form an integrated gene pool allows them to overcome much oftheir competitive disability. 
