Table 5 Apoptosis and mutation induced by monochromatic UV light in wild-type Drosophila (mwh/flr)

Fluence (kJ/m²)

0

14

305

419

406

477

Apoptosis (number of clusters stained with AO/disc)

Time post-exposure (h)

  0

22.1 ± 8.6

 25.3 ± 7.4

 36.7 ± 17.8

31.7 ± 11.5

33.7 ± 22.3

31.3 ± 7.8

  6

-

166.6 ± 45.8

142.9 ± 38.0

57.5 ± 15.0

44.8 ± 11.0

28.6 ± 7.7

  12

-

184.3 ± 24.4

 90.5 ± 24.3

55.5 ± 10.9

44.5 ± 12.8

28.7 ± 8.5

  18

23.5 ± 8.3

117.3 ± 46.3

 66.7 ± 17.8

41.8 ± 10.2

28.3 ± 6.9

19.8 ± 5.1

Mutation (number of total spots/wing)

0.34

4.17**

3.35**

1.32**

0.79**

0.55

The number of AO clusters at 6 h/wing/kJ/m² × 10^–2

-

11.9

0.468

0.137

0.110

0.060

Total spots/wing/kJ/m² × 10^–2

-

29.8

1.10

0.315

0.195

0.115