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Whole-genome sequencing of two North American Drosophila melanogaster populations reveals genetic differentiation and positive selection.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2013
Campo D, Lehmann K, Fjeldsted C, Souaiaia T, Kao J, Nuzhdin S V
Abstract excerpt
The prevailing demographic model for Drosophila melanogaster suggests that the colonization of North America occurred very recently from a subset of European flies that rapidly expanded across the continent. This model implies a sudden population growth and range expansion consistent with very low or no population subdivision. As flies adapt to new environments, local adaptation events may be expected. To...
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