Adaptation to alcoholic fermentation in Drosophila: a parallel selection imposed by environmental ethanol and acetic acid.

doi:10.1073/pnas.90.8.3621

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Adaptation to alcoholic fermentation in Drosophila: a parallel selection imposed by environmental ethanol and acetic acid.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Apr 1993

Chakir M, Peridy O, Capy P, Pla E, David J R

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Besides ethanol, acetic acid is produced in naturally fermenting sweet resources and is a significant environmental stress for fruit-breeding Drosophila populations and species. Although not related to the presence of an active alcohol dehydrogenase, adult acetic acid tolerance was found to corre...

Topics

Acclimatization
Acetates
Acetic Acid
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Drug Tolerance
Ethanol
Female
Genotype
Hydrochloric Acid
Polymorphism, Genetic
Selection, Genetic
Sulfuric Acids

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PMID: 8475110
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.8.3621
PMCID: PMC46353

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