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Mitochondrial DNA effects on fitness in Drosophila subobscura.
Heredity - 1 Sept 2011
Christie J S, Picornell A, Moya A, Ramon M M, Castro J A
Abstract excerpt
We tested different fitness components on a series of conspecific mtDNA haplotypes, detected by RFLPs in Drosophila subobscura. Additionally, haplotype VIII, endemic to the Canary Islands, was tested upon its own native nuclear DNA background and upon that of the rest of mtDNAs tested herein. We found that both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA can have a significant effect upon their hosts' fitness, and that...
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