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Coevolution of Drosophila melanogaster mtDNA and Wolbachia genotypes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ilinsky Yury
Abstract excerpt
Maternally inherited microorganisms can influence the mtDNA pattern of variation in hosts. This influence is driven by selection among symbionts and can cause the frequency of mitochondrial variants in the population to eventually increase or decrease. Wolbachia infection is common and widespread in Drosophila melanogaster populations. We compared genetic variability of D. melanogaster mitotypes with Wolbachia...
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