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Mitochondrial DNA variants in Drosophila melanogaster are expressed at the level of the organismal phenotype.
Mitochondrion - 1 Sept 2011
Aw W C, Correa C C, Clancy D J, Ballard J W O
Abstract excerpt
A plethora of experimental studies use mtDNA as a marker of demographic processes without questioning the possibility that selection may bias their interpretations. We studied four lines of Drosophila melanogaster that have a standardized nuclear DNA but variable mtDNA. We completed the sequencing of the mitochondrial genomes (excluding the A+T rich region) and compiled the differences. We then assayed male...
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