Drosophila Evolutionary Genetics

Mohamed Noor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Hiroshi Akashi, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001792

Research in Drosophila evolutionary genetics is narrowing the gap between phenotypic and genotypic studies because these species are excellent organisms for laboratory use. Drosophila studies have contributed greatly to advances in evolutionary studies at the interface of ecology and genetics.

Keywords: ecology; speciation; chromosomes; transposable elements; natural selection

Figure 1. An inversion heterozygote. Reproduced with permission from Lewontin RC et al. (eds) (1981) Dobzhansky's Genetics of Natural Populations I–XLIII, © 1981. New York: Columbia University Press.
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Population Structure and Genetics | Variation by Mutation and Recombination | Evolutionary Ecology
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Noor, Mohamed, and Akashi, Hiroshi(Apr 2001) Drosophila Evolutionary Genetics. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0001792]