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Table 1 Presence or absence of retroelement sequence associated with cathD and Cht3 genes in strains representing 12 natural populations of D. melanogaster.

From: Evidence for the adaptive significance of an LTR retrotransposon sequence in a Drosophila heterochromatic gene

Georgaphic area

Strain

cathD / Burdock

Cht3 / Antonia

Lab stock

y; cn bw sp

+

+

Americas

Athens

-

+

 

California

-

+

 

Antilles

-

+

Europe

Germany

-

+

 

Italy

-

+

Africa

Capetown

-

+

 

Cotonake

-

+

 

Dimonika

-

+

 

Kenia

-

+

 

Niamey

-

+

 

Swaziland

-

+

Asia

India

-

+

  1. Males and females from each strain were tested. (+) indicates presence of retroelement sequence, (-) indicates absence of retroelement sequence.