Recounting the history of polyploid research in D. melanogaster: 1 century since 2 reports of 3 flies with 4 sets of chromosomes

One hundred years ago, two reports appeared of tetraploid D. melanogaster females – curiosities that had never been seen before. The authors, Calvin Bridges and Lilian Morgan, were among the famed founders of fly genetics in T.H. Morgan’s lab at Columbia University. Sadly, their findings have faded...

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Published in:Fly
Main Author: Lewis I. Held
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336934.2025.2572865