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. 1974 Dec;78(4):1173–1183. doi: 10.1093/genetics/78.4.1173

The Ribosomes of Drosophila II. Studies on Intraspecific Variation

Edward M Berger 1,2, Lee Weber 1,2
PMCID: PMC1213245  PMID: 4218180

Abstract

Electrophoretic comparisons of 40S and 55S ribosomal subunit proteins from 18 strains of Drosophila melanogaster revealed the virtual absence of allelic variation. More detailed two-dimensional studies on the large subunit proteins in 6 of the strains demonstrated additional complexity but still no interstrain variation. The significance of these results is discussed with respect to present estimates of genic heterozygosity in natural populations.

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