Molecular population genetics of the β-esterase gene cluster of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 115-131

  Balakirev, Evgeniy S ^a,b,c   Ayala, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c FAR EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA polymorphism; Drosophila colonization; Drosophila melanogaster; Epistatic selection; Est 6; Intergene; Positive selection; Potogene; Est 6

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTERASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BETA ESTERASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; EST6 GENE; EUROPE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONVERSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PSEUDOGENE; PSIEST6 GENE; SAMPLE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 2442602103     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715813     Document Type: Article

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