Genetic aspects of the worldwide colonization process of Ceratitis capitata.

doi:10.1093/jhered/89.6.501

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Genetic aspects of the worldwide colonization process of Ceratitis capitata.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Malacrida A R, Marinoni F, Torti C, Gomulski L M, Sebastiani F, Bonvicini C, Gasperi G, Guglielmino C R

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Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis data from 26 polymorphic loci (124 alleles) were used to analyze the genetic aspects of the worldwide colonization of Ceratitis capitata (medfly). Eighty-two samples of 17 populations were collected from six regions throughout the species range: Africa, extra-Med...

Topics

Animals
Cluster Analysis
Diptera
Genetic Variation
Geography
Polymorphism, Genetic

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