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Comparative Study
. 1997 Feb;35(1-2):1-11.
doi: 10.1023/a:1022252311715.

Genetic variation at structural loci in the Glossina morsitans species group

E S Krafsur  1 , N Griffiths
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Comparative Study

Genetic variation at structural loci in the Glossina morsitans species group

E S Krafsur et al. Biochem Genet. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

Gene diversity was investigated in four taxa of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) including Glossina morsitans, G.m. centralis, G. Swynnertoni, and G. pallidipes. Histochemical tests were performed for 35-46 isozymes. Polymorphic loci were 20% in G. morsitans, 32% in G.m. centralis, 17.6% in G. swynnertoni, and 26% in G. pallidipes. Mean heterozygosities among all loci were 6.6% in G. morsitans morsitans, 6.0% in G.m. centralis, 7.1% in G. swynnertoni, and 6.8% pallidipes. Allozyme gene diversities were considerably less than those reported for many Diptera. The low gene diversities are probably related to small effective population sizes.

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