Trans-generational effect of protein restricted diet on adult body and wing size of Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Protein restriction (PR) has established feasible trade-offs in Drosophila melanogaster to understand lifespan or ageing in a nutritionally challenged environment. However, the phenotypes of body size, weight and wing length respond according to factors such as flies' genotype, environmental exposure and parental diet, and hence their understanding is essential. Here, we demonstrate the effect of long-term PR diet on body size, weight, normal and dry wing length of flies subjected to PR50 and PR70 (50% and 70% protein content present in control food, respectively) for 20 generations from the pre-adult stage. We found that PR-fed flies have lower body weight, relative water content (in males), unaltered (PR50%) and higher (PR70%) relative fat content in males, smaller normal and dry

SUBMITTER: Krittika S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8790381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature