Abstract
Six south Indian populations ofDrosophila nasuta nasuta were analysed for inversion polymorphism. A total of 28 inversions were recorded. Of these, 9 are entirely new gene arrangements reported here for the first time. Various facets of the polymorphic system of these 6 populations, namely, flexibility, heteroselection, non-random distribution and linkage disequilibrium are discussed.
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Shyamala, B.V., Ranganath, H.A. Inversion polymorphism in natural populations ofDrosophila nasuta nasuta . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Anim. Sci.) 97, 471–477 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03179548
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