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Eight Drosophila melanogaster strains, seven homozygous for Adh F alleles and one for an Adh-null mutant, were compared for ADH activity in males and adult mortality on ethanol-supplemented food. The strains differed considerably in these qualities. A positive correlation was found between ADH activity and ld 50. The relevance of this finding is discussed in relation to the differential selection acting on Adh genotypes kept on ethanol-supplemented food.
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Kamping, A., van Delden, W. Alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphism in populations of Drosophila melanogaster. II. Relation between ADH activity and adult mortality. Biochem Genet 16, 541–551 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484218
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