Alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphism in populations of Drosophila melanogaster. II. Relation between ADH activity and adult mortality
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Biochemical Genetics
- Vol. 16 (5-6), 541-551
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00484218
Abstract
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.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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