Inversion polymorphism in laboratory strains and natural samples of Drosophila sturtevanti (saltans group, sturtevanti subgroup)

Drosophila sturtevanti (37 strains) showed eighteen inversions, five new and thirteen previously described. Among these strains, 24 were maintained for seven to 21 years under laboratory conditions, eight for less than 1 year, and six were natural samples analysed in the first generation after colle...

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Autores: Hosaki Kobayashi, Marlene Kiyoni [UNESP], De Campos Bicudo, Hermione Elly Melara [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/224051
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/224051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chromosome inversions
Drosophila
Inversion polymorphism
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Sumario:Drosophila sturtevanti (37 strains) showed eighteen inversions, five new and thirteen previously described. Among these strains, 24 were maintained for seven to 21 years under laboratory conditions, eight for less than 1 year, and six were natural samples analysed in the first generation after collection. Flies from natural samples were the most polymorphic in the number of different inversions as well as in the frequency of flies bearing heterozygous inversions. In all cases, chromosome III presented the greatest number of inversions, and most of them occurred in strains from the Amazonian region. The data obtained were consistent with the hypothesis that the inversion variability of a species is proportional to the variability of its habitats.