The distribution of transposable elements within and between chromosomes in a population of Drosophila melanogaster. II. Inferences on the nature of selection against elements

Genetical Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 115-130

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a   Lapid, Angela ^a   Canada, Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CENTROMERE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SELECTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; TRANSPOSON; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026497681     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672300030809     Document Type: Article

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