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Original Article

The Mutations Previously Designated as Flightless-I3, Flightless-O2 and Standby are Members of the W-2 Lethal Complementation Group at the Base of the X-Chromosome of Drosophila Melanogaster

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Pages 133-151 | Received 10 Apr 1989, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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