THE EFFECT OF THYMOL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
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https://doi.org/10.71336/jabs.1195Keywords:
Thymol, Drosophila melanogaster, development, survivalAbstract
In this article, the effect of the plant-derived monoterpene thymol on the survivorship and development time of Drosophila melanogaster was investigated. D. melanogaster is a model organism that has been studied in many areas. The larvae of D. melanogaster (newly hatched) were grown with artificial diets containing different concentrations of thymol (10 mg/L, 100 mg/L, 500 mg/L, and 1000 mg/L) until the adult stage, and then the survivorship and development of the insect were investigated. The experiments were performed independently in four replications at 25±2 °C and 60-70% relative humidity and 12:12 light: dark conditions. As the thymol concentration increased, especially at high concentrations, the survival rate of the larvae, pupae, and adults of the insect decreased, but the development period was prolonged. In this study, it was determined that thymol had a negative effect on the development of D. melanogaster.
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