Sex, not yeast or atrazine concentration, affects virgin adult Drosophila melanogaster longevity

2025/07/01 by Rachel A. Tejiram, Pamela C Lovejoy
Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology #Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies #Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001730

Abstract

exposed to atrazine. Atrazine exposure and yeast concentration did not affect adult longevity; however, there was a strong sex effect in that males displayed greater survival than females.

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