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Free keywords:
Mutation selection balance; p-element insertions; polygenic
mutation; genetic interactions; phenotypic variation;
chromosome sections; abdominal bristle; populations; character;
region
Abstract:
We have mapped quantitative trait loci (QTL) harboring naturally occurring allelic variation for Drosophila bristle number. Lines with high (H) and low (L) sternopleural bristle number were derived by artificial selection from a large base population. I