Colcemid can double the ploidy of germ cells in female larvae, but not in male larvae, and only rarely in female adults
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We successfully repeated an experiment where the anti-mitotic drug colcemid was fed to Drosophila larvae. Our aims were to (1) expand sample sizes, (2) improve survival at higher doses, (3) extend the treatment to adults, and (4) devise an improved method for ... ...
