Drosophila Hybrids in Nature: Proof of Gene Exchange Between Sympatric Species
- 5 September 1975
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 189 (4205), 806-807
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162353
Abstract
Genetic studies of two closely related endemic Hawaiian species show that in one area of sympatry about 2 percent of the naturally occurring individuals are hybrids. More than 20 times this many would be expected if the population consisted of a single panmictic unit. Despite hybridization, natural selection appears to maintain the essential integrity of each separate gene pool.Keywords
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