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Soft selection and quantitative genetic variation: a laboratory experiment.

Heredity - 1 Jun 1991

García-Dorado A, Martin P, García N

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The effect of environmental heterogeneity on the genetic variation of different quantitative characters was studied in two laboratory and two recently captured populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Two different culture media (habitats R and G) were used. Coarse-grained heterogeneity with independent density control in each habitat (R + G), and fine-grained (R/G) heterogeneity were simulated in population...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Culture Media
Drosophila melanogaster
Environment
Female
Genetic Variation
In Vitro Techniques
Oviposition
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 1908838
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1991.40

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