Table 3 Revertant lethal line F10 females or males backcrossed to w[m] exhibiting maternal effect F11 survival on Tet-free diet.

From: Genetic breakdown of a Tet-off conditional lethality system for insect population control

Revertant line

F10 sex

No. of matingsa

Tet-diet

Unmarked F11 survivors

Red/Cyan F11 revertant survivors

Red or Cyan F11 recombinantsb

5-f1

F

10

+

539

461

175

 

F

12

584

243

143

 

M

11

+

641

644

0

 

M

12

928

0

0

14-f2

F

11

+

505

505

177

 

F

12

556

337

150

 

M

11

+

679

683

0

 

M

12

860

0

0

  1. F virgin female, M male.
  2. aOne revertant line parental mated to three w[m] adults of the opposite sex per mating.
  3. bNote that recombination does not occur in D. melanogaster males.