Towards a molecular characterization of adaptation in local populations.
Adaptation of local populations to their environment is central to our understanding of biodiversity and processes of speciation; nevertheless, the genetic changes that are required for such local adaptations are understood poorly. Recent studies have shown that multilocus scans that compare different populations for several loci can identify genomic regions carrying a mutation that results in a local adaptation.
Schlötterer
Christian
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Institut für Tierzucht und Genetik, Josef Baumann Gasse 1, 1210, Wien, Austria. christian.schloetterer@vu-wein.ac.at
D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D023781:Fundulidae / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D005819:Genetic Markers; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; C409667:lactate dehydrogenase 1