Mating patterns of different Adh genotypes of Drosophila melanogaster. I. Differences in mating ability.

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Mating patterns of different Adh genotypes of Drosophila melanogaster. I. Differences in mating ability.

Genetica - 1 Jan 2000

Sánchez Prado J A, Blanco Lizana G

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The mating ability of the different Adh genotypes of D. melanogaster, from three natural populations, was estimated as the number of females inseminated by a single male in a 24-hour period. The data indicate that populations of D. melanogaster vary in mating properties, but a common tendency was...

Topics

Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Heterozygote
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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