1983
Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. Genetics Research 1983, 41: 241-258. PMID: 6884770, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300021315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationGenetic population structureDistinct gene poolsGenetic distance dataAedes aegyptiGenetic distance valuesNew World populationsYellow fever mosquitoEnzyme lociGene poolUPGMA treePopulation structureHuman commensalMajor clustersSouth-eastern U.S.A. aegyptiEast AfricaAegyptiAegypti aegyptiAegypti formosusEpidemiological implicationsDistance valuesDistance dataLociPopulation
1973
APPARENT SELECTION OF ENZYME ALLELES IN LABORATORY POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA
Powell J. APPARENT SELECTION OF ENZYME ALLELES IN LABORATORY POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA. Genetics 1973, 75: 557-570. PMID: 4775750, PMCID: PMC1213028, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/75.3.557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory populationsSignificant gene frequency changeGene frequency changesEsterase-5 locusAllele frequenciesEnzyme lociDrosophila willistoniNatural populationsWild populationsExperimental populationsEquilibrium frequencyThird locusApparent selectionEst-5Rare allelesEst-7LociEnzyme allelesAllelesMajor alleleWillistoniAllozymesDrosophilaChromosomesPopulation
1970
Evidence of Heterosis Associated with an Enzyme Locus in a Natural Population of Drosophila*
Richmond R, Powell J. Evidence of Heterosis Associated with an Enzyme Locus in a Natural Population of Drosophila*. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1970, 67: 1264-1267. PMID: 5274455, PMCID: PMC283346, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.67.3.1264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme lociNatural populationsWild-collected femalesCase of heterosisStarch gel electrophoresisWild populationsTetrazolium oxidaseDrosophila paulistorumHardy-Weinberg formulaFemale linesLociDrosophilaGel electrophoresisHeterosisSão JoséProgenyPopulationAllelesPolymorphismGenotypesHeterozygotesOxidase