Coleus spp. have long been prized for their colorful foliage, which may combine shades of green, yellow, pink, red and maroon. They are plants for all locations. Besides their ornamental nature, Coleus spp. are also valued in folk medicine. C. blumei Benth., a natural hybrid of several Coleus spp. is an ornamental plant growing all over the world in an enormous number of different cultivars tha...

The inverse relationship of testicular size and circulating follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations has been documented, and accompanying this relationship is the change in color of the parenchymal tissue of the testes. Large testes (300 to 400 g) are pink to light red and small testes (100 g) are dark maroon with color gradations for weights in between. It was hypothesized that this ...

We have conducted a genetic and developmental analysis of the 26 contiguous genetic complementation groups within the 19D3-20F2 interval of the base of the X chromosome, a region of 34 polytene bands delimited by the maroon-like and suppressor of forked loci. Within this region there are four loci which cause visible phenotypes but which have little or no effect on zygotic viability (maroon-lik...

A SERIES of fluorescent pteridines may be revealed and separated by paper chromatography (Hadorn & Mitchell, 1951) from various organs of Drosophila in which they appear in high concentrations. Striking differences in the quantities and in the developmental patterns of these compounds are produced by a variety of gene mutations. While the chemical analysis of the fluorescent substances is rapid...

Figure 2. Evolution of tooth centroid size (M2) (y-axis) through time (x-axis) for small domestic pigs (d), large pigs with domestic tooth shape (D) and large pigs with wild tooth shape (W). The schematic (shadowed) small pig of the Early Neolithic represents the small domestic pigs present in Romania at this period based on traditional metrical data (humerus, [26]) but not present in our data....

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Young children are vulnerable to a range of illnesses and evil forces. Ethnobotanical folk remedies often play a major role in combating these afflictions. Here we show that plant use is highly valued and practiced within the Saramaccan Maroon Society in Suriname to maintain the general health and well-being of children. AIM OF THE STUDY To assess the plant use ...

WO genes which affect xanthine dehydrogenase in Drosophila melanogaster Tare already known. These are maroon-like (ma-1) on the X chromosome, and rosy ( r y ) on the third chromosome. The phenotype of both of these mutants is a dark red-brown eye color. When either of these genes is homozygous, the mutant flies have no detectable amounts of xanthine dehydrogenase (FORREST, GLASSMAN, and MITCHEL...

A SERIES of fluorescent pteridines may be revealed and separated by paper chromatography (Hadorn & Mitchell, 1951) from various organs of Drosophila in which they appear in high concentrations. Striking differences in the quantities and in the developmental patterns of these compounds are produced by a variety of gene mutations. While the chemical analysis of the fluorescent substances is rapid...

pillow lavas are locally conspicuous. A unit consisting of dark, thinly bedded sandstone and siltstone, lccally ranging to several hundred feet thick, is lowermost in the exposed section. The middle division consists of about 3,500 feet of mixed andesi.:e and basalt volcaniclastic rocks ~ lahar, tuff breccia, volcanic sandstone, and conglomeratic beds which rest on relatively thin, fossiliferou...