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Response of theG6pd and6Pgd polymorphisms inDrosophila melanogaster to dietary selection

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Experimental populations ofD. melanogaster were subjected to long term dietary selection using sucrose and ethanol in two independent experiments. TheG6pd polymorphism exhibits a strong response to high sucrose selection whereas the6Pgd polymorphism exhlbits an equally strong response to ethanol selection.

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Cavener, D.R. Response of theG6pd and6Pgd polymorphisms inDrosophila melanogaster to dietary selection. Genetica 63, 81–83 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00605891

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