The Role of chromosomal rearrangements in adaptation in Drosophila americana

Natural environments expose organisms to multifarious selective pressures involving numerous aspects of the overall phenotype, therefore eliciting a response from multiple correlated loci. It has been hypothesized that chromosomal rearrangements can play a role in facilitating local adaptation by es...

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Main Author: Mena, Paulina Alejandra
Other Authors: McAllister, Bryant F.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2009
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/310
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1495&context=etd