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Chromosomal morphism in Drosophila nasuta Lamb II. Coexistence of heteroselection and flexibility in the polymorphic system of South Indian populations

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    H. A. Ranganath & N. B. Krishnamurthy

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This work was financially supported by Mysore University Research grants and by C.S.I.R. New Delhi.

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Ranganath, H.A., Krishnamurthy, N.B. Chromosomal morphism in Drosophila nasuta Lamb II. Coexistence of heteroselection and flexibility in the polymorphic system of South Indian populations. Genetica 48, 215–221 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155573

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