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. 1972 Jan;70(1):87–112. doi: 10.1093/genetics/70.1.87

Enzyme Variability in the DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI Group. III. Amounts of Variability in the Superspecies, D. PAULISTORUM

Rollin C Richmond 1
PMCID: PMC1212725  PMID: 5013892

Abstract

The semispecies composing the superspecies, Drosophila paulistorum, have been analyzed for genetic variation at 17 enzyme loci. On the average a population of D. paulistorum is polymorphic for 55–67% of its loci and an average individual is heterozygous at 21% of its loci. The pattern of genetic variability found supports the hypothesis that allozyme variation is maintained in natural populations by some form of balancing selection. Evidence is presented which supports the hypothesis that glucose-metabolizing enzymes are less genetically variable than non-glucose-metabolizing enzymes. The known genetic relationships between the semispecies of D. paulistorum are discussed in the light of the frequencies of alleles at allozyme loci.

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