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THE bristle number of the fourth and the fifth abdominal segments of D. melanogaster is interesting for two reasons : (1) The character has been examined extensively in quantitative genetics1–3. (2) Bristles are connected with bipolar cells of the nervous peripheral system2,4 and as such they parallel morphogenetic variations of the tangoreceptor organ, in so far that variations in the area studied reflect variations on the whole body surface.
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WATTIAUX, J. Variation of Bristle Number in Relation to Speed of Development in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature 194, 706–707 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194706b0
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