Structure of Genetic Variation within and between Populations of Mycophagous Drosophila

AUTOR(ES)

Lacy, Robert C.

RESUMO

Patterns of genetic variation within and between populations of five species of mycophagous Drosophila were examined by gel electrophoresis of several polymorphic loci. Populations of the five species could not be shown to be subdivided into sympatric host-adapted races. Statistically significant, but small, between-host differences in gene frequencies were observed at three of 15 loci. Mean gene frequencies at all loci were similar in New York and Tennessee, and, with one exception, relatively little genetic differentiation was observed among study sites within those two regions. Gene frequencies generally were stable over several years of collecting as well. The unpredictable nature of the fungal hosts may preclude the site fidelity and continuity of diversifying selection necessary for adaptive divergence of populations.

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