Drosophila genital morphometric analysis (Drosophilidae)

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Description

Chemical clearing of Drosophila male genitalia using NaOH treatment, followed by microscopic imaging and principal component analysis of genital shape variation.

Typical Equipment

• Eppendorf tubes
• 0.1 M NaOH
• EUKRIDT microscope
• SPOT Insight colour digital camera
• SHAPE 1.2 program

Output Measurements

• genital principal component scores
• genital hook length
• genital size

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