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Fitness of allozyme variants in Drosophila pseudoobscura: II. Selection at the Est-5, Odh and Mdh-2 loci*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Dragoslav Marinković  and
Francisco J. Ayala
Dragoslav Marinković
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis, California 95616
Francisco J. Ayala
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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We have studied the effects on fitness of allelic variation at three gene loci (Est-5, Odh, and Mdh-2)coding for enzymes in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Genotype has a significant effect on fitness for all six parameters measured (female fecundity, male mating capacity, egg-to-adult survival under near-optimal and under competitive conditions, and rate of development under near-optimal and under competitive conditions). No single genotype is best for all six fitness parameters; rather, genotypes with superior performance during a certain stage of the life-cycle may have low fitness at some other stage, or in different environmental conditions. Heterozygotes are sometimes best when all fitness parameters are considered. There are significant interactions between loci. The various forms of balancing selection uncovered in our experiments may account for the polymorphisms occurring in natural populations of D. pseudoobscura at the three loci studied.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , October 1974 , pp. 137 - 149
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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