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The Genetics And Evolution Of The Mariner Transposable Element In Drosophila Simulans: Worldwide Distribution And Experimental Population Dynamics, Amy L. Russell, R. C. Woodruff
The Genetics And Evolution Of The Mariner Transposable Element In Drosophila Simulans: Worldwide Distribution And Experimental Population Dynamics, Amy L. Russell, R. C. Woodruff
Amy L. Russell
We have studied both the frequency and biogeographical distribution of the transposable DNA element mariner in natural populations of Drosophila simulans and the short-term evolutionary characteristics of mariner in experimental populations. The mariner element has been identified in natural populations of D. simulans from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia, several Pacific islands, North America, and South America. Only four lines out of 296 were devoid of active mariner elements, as measured by the presence of functional mariner transposase. A slight correlation was found between the latitudinal coordinate of the collection sites and the level of mariner activity in …