Effects of Terminalia chebula (Haritaki) on the Sex Ratio of the Drosophila melanogaster
Author : Brinda R and V Shakuntala
Abstract :
Terminalia chebula is a herbal product which is widely used for various medicinal purposes and Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism by using which we can able to do our various studies. In our studies we analysed the effect of Terminalia chebula on sex ratio in Drosophila we treated the flies in wheat cream agar media, 250 mg concentration of Terminalia chebula and 300mg concentration of Terminalia chebula. According to our studies we found that female offspring were more than male offspring in all the three medias but we found that the number of female offspring was more in 300 mg Terminalia chebula media compared to wheat cream agar media and 250 mg Terminalia chebula media . This we can state that Terminalia chebula alters the sex ratio in Drosophila melanogaster.
Keywords :
Drosophila melanogaster, Terminalia chebula, sex ratio
