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Two brother-sister mated lines ofDrosophila subobscura, theO andNF lines, were established from wild-caught females. In each generation fast and slow developing flies were selected and mated together. There was no difference in either line between the rates of development of the progeny of fast and slow pairs in the first selected generation.
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Hollingsworth, M.J., Smith, J.M. The effects of inbreeding on rate of development and on fertility inDrosophila Subobscura . J Genet 53, 295–314 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02993984
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