Date of Award

5-1941

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Biological Sciences

First Advisor

E.S. McDonough

Second Advisor

Donald J. Keegan

Abstract

Many animals and plants are being subjected to irradiation of various types with the object of discovering the effect upon the development of the organism. This type of experimentation is still in its initial stages. The considerations which led to the choice of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, for the investigation were briefly the following: (a) its small size which insures that all parts of the ~ animal will receive approximately equal exposures to the radiations; (b} the fact that it passes through a pupal stage during which it may be conveniently manipulated in such irradiation work; (c) the short time in which it completes its life cycle; and (d) the ease with which it can be cultivated.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arte of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science

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