Screwworm eradication: inadvertent selection for noncompetitive ecotypes during mass rearing.
The rapid fixation of a rare allelic form of alpha-glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase is related to a loss of competitive ability in nature of factory-reared screwworm flies. The increase in frequency results from selection for survival under conditions of domestication and rapid development at high constant temperatures in the factory.
D000483:Alleles; D004175:Diptera / Q000201:enzymology*; D004777:Environment; D005426:Flight, Animal; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007700:Kinetics; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology; D012610:Screw Worm Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D013696:Temperature
D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase