[Genetic differentiation of three quantitative characters and natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster of Eastern Europe and Central Asia].

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[Genetic differentiation of three quantitative characters and natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster of Eastern Europe and Central Asia].

Genetika - 1 Feb 1994

Bubliĭ O A, Imasheva A G

Abstract excerpt

Variation in three quantitative traits (wing length, rate of development, and productivity) was assessed in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster of Eurasia. Wing length was estimated in 16 populations of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. It was shown to decrease in clinal fash...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Asia, Central
Drosophila melanogaster
Europe, Eastern
Fertility
Genetic Variation
Wings, Animal

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