Evaluation of Changes in Genetic Characteristics of Male Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata Irradiated with Gamma Radiation using RAPD-PCR Technique

Full grown male pupae of the peach or guava fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata were irradiated with sterilizing and substerilizing doses of gamma radiation. The effect of gamma rays on the DNA patterns of adult males showed alterations from the control. Exposure to radiation caused very frequently the appearance of some extra bands and the deficiency of others in the RAPD-PCR amplification patterns of the irradiated insects.