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Selection at 6-PGD locus in laboratory populations of Bactrocera oleae.
Genetics research - 1 Oct 2008
Cosmidis Nikos, Goulielmos George, Eliopoulos Elias, Loukas Michael
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that laboratory populations of the olive fruitfly Bactrocera oleae come to equilibrium with allele frequencies at the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGD) locus markedly different from those of wild populations. In this study, we present new evidence from perturbation experiments in support of the notion that the locus is under selective pressure under laboratory conditions. Eleven...
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