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Genetic and biochemical assays were conducted to determine if nitrile induced adult paralysis and germline aneuploidy in female Drosophila melanogaster requires a biochemical activation mechanism which results in the release of free cyanide. Two nitriles predicted to differ substantially in their susceptibility to enzymatic cyanide release were found to be equally effective inducers of aneuploidy...