Chemical mutagenesis testing in <i>Drosophila</i>. VII. Results of 22 coded compounds tested in larval feeding experiments

Abstract

Twenty-two chemicals were tested for mutagenicity in the sex-linked recessive lethal (SLRL) mutation assay after being fed to Drosophila melanogaster larvae. One compound, maleic hydrazide, was found to be mutagenic. It was tested for the ability to produce reciprocal translocations (RTs) and was positive in that assay as well.