African Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans populations have similar levels of sequence variability, suggesting comparable effective population sizes.

doi:10.1534/genetics.107.080200

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African Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans populations have similar levels of sequence variability, suggesting comparable effective population sizes.

Genetics - 1 Jan 2008

Nolte Viola, Schlötterer Christian

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Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans are two closely related species with a similar distribution range. Many studies suggested that D. melanogaster has a smaller effective population size than D. simulans. As most evidence was derived from non-African populations, we readdressed this question by sequencing 10 X-linked loci in five African D. simulans and six African D. melanogaster populations. Contrary to...

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Africa
Animals
Base Sequence
Drosophila melanogaster
Genetic Drift
Genetic Variation
Linkage Disequilibrium
Mutation
Population Density
Population Dynamics

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PMID: 18202383
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.080200
PMCID: PMC2206089

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