Different rates of development associated with the alcohol dehydrogenase locus in the seaweed fly, Coelopa frigida

Summary The rate at which the seaweed fly, Coelopa frigida , develops from egg to adult is shown to be associated with the presence of alternate alleles at the alcohol dehydrogenase locus. Evidence for this correlation is presented for animals in laboratory culture and in natural populations. The re...

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Published in:Heredity 1980-06, Vol.44 (3), p.321-326
Main Authors: Day, T H, Dobson, T, Hillier, P C, Parkin, D T, Clarke, Bryan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cytogenetics
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Human Genetics
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Plant Genetics and Genomics
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Summary:Summary The rate at which the seaweed fly, Coelopa frigida , develops from egg to adult is shown to be associated with the presence of alternate alleles at the alcohol dehydrogenase locus. Evidence for this correlation is presented for animals in laboratory culture and in natural populations. The relevance of the association to the maintenance of genetic polymorphism is discussed.
ISSN:0018-067X
1365-2540
DOI:10.1038/hdy.1980.29