Genetic differentiation in populations of drosophila melanogaster from the peoples' republic of china: comparison with patterns on other continents

ABSTRACT Geographic variation at eight allozyme loci in eight natural populations of _Drosophila melanogaster_ from the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) was collated with data from

Japanese populations and compared with previous reports for other continents. G6_pd_F, _Est_-61·00 and _Adh_s were significantly correlated with latitude. Whilst the variation in _Est_-61·00

was opposite to that previously reported, _Adh_s showed latitudinal clines consistent with data from the northern and southern hemispheres. A thermostable variant, _Adh_FChD, was found at

high frequency in the southern P.R.C. populations and it is suggested that the mutation occurred in this region and was then dispersed to other continents. SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY

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