Evidence for balanced linkage of X chromosome polygenes in a natural population of Drosophila.

doi:10.1093/genetics/127.1.117

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Evidence for balanced linkage of X chromosome polygenes in a natural population of Drosophila.

Genetics - 1 Jan 1991

Thompson J N, Hellack J J, Tucker R R

Abstract excerpt

Extensive levels of polygenic variation can be maintained in a population without creating a severe segregational load. One way to account for this is that the alleles are arranged on a chromosome so that different regions balance each other phenotypically. To test whether this occurs in a natura...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Male
Models, Genetic
X Chromosome

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