Discrepancy in divergence of the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes of Drosophila teissieri and Drosophila yakuba.

doi:10.1007/BF02101105

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Discrepancy in divergence of the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes of Drosophila teissieri and Drosophila yakuba.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jun 1990

Monnerot M, Solignac M, Wolstenholme D R

Abstract excerpt

Restriction sites were compared in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules from representatives of two closely related species of fruit flies: nine strains of Drosophila teissieri and eight strains of Drosophila yakuba. Nucleotide diversities among D. teissieri strains and among D. yakuba strains...

Topics

Africa
Animals
Base Sequence
DNA, Mitochondrial
Drosophila
Genes
Genetic Variation
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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