MORPHO-DIFFERENTIATION AND GROWTH RELATED BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE (DOLECHELL): CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
K. RAMALINGAM *
DEPTT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, CHENNAI-600 Q35, INDIA.
R. SRINIVASAN *
DEPTT OF ZOOLOGY, LADY VIOLET COLLEGE, CHENNAI-600035, INDIA
U.D. BHARATHI RAJAN *
DEPTT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, CHENNAI-600 Q35, INDIA.
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Abstract
The morpho-differentiation and growth during metamorphosis of insects involve biochemical changes. The above phasic changes in the development of Drosophila ananassae were determined with regard to carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The values of the above metabolites showed significant and temporal changes from 3rd larval stage upto 2-day adult. The result revealed that all these principal metabolites are involved in both the catabolic and anabolic events of these differentiation and growth in D. ananassae.
Keywords: Tropical insects, differentiation, imaginal disc, larvae, pupae, Drosophila