The Effect of Mass Gainer on the Sex Ratio in Drosophila melanogaster
Author : Harshita L, Anusree KA, Asniati Jabbar, Aysha Barira HM, Sadiya Sultana T and Krishna MS
Abstract :
The diet is one of the key factors that influence the reproductive success and offspring sex ratio of an organism. In the present study the flies of D. melanogaster are cultured in the wheat cream agar media, 20g mass gainer media and 10g mass gainer media to understand the effect of mass gainer on the sex ratio in D. melanogaster. The results showed that the female offspring were produced more than the male offspring in all the three diets. The 10g mass gainer treated flies produced significantly more female and more male offspring compared to the wheat cream agar diet which produced the less females and male offspring as well as 20g mass gainer treated flies shown the average production of male and female offspring. Thus, suggests that the nutrition alters the offspring sex ratio in D. melanogaster.
Keywords :
Offspring, diet, mass gainer, sex ratio, D. melanogaster
