The Phenotypic Effect of Cardamom oil on the Developmental Stages of Drosophila Melanogaster

Authors

  • Dr. Y. D. Akhare  Department of Zoology, Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya, C. K. Naidu Road, Camp. Amravati, Maharashtra, India
  • H. A. Patharikar  Department of Zoology, Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya, C. K. Naidu Road, Camp. Amravati, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST218534

Keywords:

Drosophila Melanogaster, Cardamom Oil, Herbal Spice, Culture Media, Larval Stages, Protein

Abstract

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been extensively studied as a model organism for genetic investigation. It also has many characteristics which make it an ideal organism for the study of animal development and behaviour, neurobiology and human genetic disease and condition. Drosophila melanogaster share several basic biological and chemical neurological and physiological similarities with mammals. In the present study, we noted the phenotypic effect of cardamom oil on the different stages of Drosophila melanogaster. The fruit flies were grown on 10-gram culture media supplemented with different concentration of cardamom oil (0.5µl, 1 µl, 2.5 µl). Further, the size and growth of different life stages of Drosophila melanogaster were observed and total protein estimated from it.The increase in the size and protein concentration in different life stages of controlled Drosophila melanogaster were recorded. Cardamom is a highly valued herbal spice used in tropical and subtropical Asia. cardamom is used as a flavouring and cooking spices in both food and drink and as a medicine.

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2021-10-30

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Dr. Y. D. Akhare, H. A. Patharikar "The Phenotypic Effect of Cardamom oil on the Developmental Stages of Drosophila Melanogaster" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 8, Issue 5, pp.225-231, September-October-2021. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST218534