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Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Est-6 Locus in Drosophila melanogaster

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Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics of Drosophila

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An understanding of the effect of natural selection on a particular locus often depends upon a detailed knowledge of the function of the locus. Indeed, a mechanistic understanding of the biochemical and physiological role(s) of a gene product can reveal complexities which are vital to a full comprehension of the myriad effects of selection. This view is well expressed in the following quotation from Watt (1985, p. 124) which has its origins in a research strategy advocated by Clarke (1975) and Koehn (1978).

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Richmond, R.C., Nielsen, K.M., Brady, J.P., Snella, E.M. (1990). Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Est-6 Locus in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Barker, J.S.F., Starmer, W.T., MacIntyre, R.J. (eds) Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics of Drosophila . Monographs in Evolutionary Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8768-8_19

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