Intraspecific and interspecific analysis of the 7 species in the saltans subgroup showed that these species have a common karyotype and a considerable degree of sequential homology. Thirty-two inversions were detected in this study: 17 were observed only in the intraspecific analysis; 9, only in the interspecific; and 6, in both. On the basis of the shared and unshared inversions, some discussion of the evolution within the subgroup is presented.
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de Campos Bicudo, H.e.M. Chromosomal polymorphism in the saltans group of Drosophila I. The saltans subgroup. Genetica 44, 520–552 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00116808
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