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MATHER1 has shown that asymmetry of sternopleural chæta number in Drosophila melanogaster is subject to genetically controlled variation and is a valid measure of the capacity of the genotype to promote stabilization or canalization of the development of the individual. The following results show effects on asymmetry of X-chromosomes extracted from four different experimental populations.
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TEBB, G., THODAY, J. Stability in Development and Relational Balance of X-Chromosomes in Drosophila melanogaster . Nature 174, 1109–1110 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741109a0
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