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Research paper

The genotoxic activity of the new antineoplastic alkylating agent 3 beta-hydroxy-13 alpha-amino-13,17-seco-5 alpha-androstan-17-oic-13,17- lactam-p-bis-(2-chloroethyl) aminophenoxyacetate (NSC 294859) was studied in the somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) in Drosophila melanogaster. The drug was administered to larvae which were transheterozygous for two recessive wing cell markers mwh and flr3. Several concentrations were tested and two of them showed a clear induction of mosaic spots, expressing the mutant phenotypes. Multiple wing hair (mwh) spots were the main type observed but twin spots and flares (flr3) spots were also detected. We conclude that the compound induces both mutations and somatic recombination in the SMART test.