Long-Term Selection for a Quantitative Character in Large Replicate Populations of Drosophila Melanogaster. V. The Inbreeding Effect of Selection

Abstract

Four replicate lines of D. melanogaster, which had been selected for increased abdominal bristle number for 58 or 69 generations, were pedigreed for nine generations under selection with or without replacements for failed matings (SW and SO sublines) and under relaxed selection also with or without replacements (RW and RO sublines).