Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism.
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Subramaniam, B; Rausher, MD
Published in: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
April 2000
The common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea, exhibits a flower color polymorphism at the W locus throughout the southeastern North America. The W locus controls whether flowers will be darkly pigmented (WW), lightly pigmented (Ww), or white with pigmented rays (ww). In this report, we describe results of a perturbation, or convergence, experiment using five plots designed to determine whether balancing selection operates on the W locus. The pattern of gene frequency changes obtained are indicative of balancing selection operating at the W locus, providing direct evidence that both the alleles are actively maintained by selection.
Duke Scholars
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Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
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1558-5646
ISSN
0014-3820
Publication Date
April 2000
Volume
54
Issue
2
Start / End Page
691 / 695
Related Subject Headings
- Solanaceae
- Selection, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pigmentation
- Gene Frequency
- Evolutionary Biology
- 3104 Evolutionary biology
- 3103 Ecology
- 0603 Evolutionary Biology
- 0602 Ecology
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Subramaniam, B., & Rausher, M. D. (2000). Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism. Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution, 54(2), 691–695. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00070.x
Subramaniam, B., and M. D. Rausher. “Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 54, no. 2 (April 2000): 691–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00070.x.
Subramaniam B, Rausher MD. Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism. Evolution; international journal of organic evolution. 2000 Apr;54(2):691–5.
Subramaniam, B., and M. D. Rausher. “Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution, vol. 54, no. 2, Apr. 2000, pp. 691–95. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00070.x.
Subramaniam B, Rausher MD. Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism. Evolution; international journal of organic evolution. 2000 Apr;54(2):691–695.
Published In
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
DOI
EISSN
1558-5646
ISSN
0014-3820
Publication Date
April 2000
Volume
54
Issue
2
Start / End Page
691 / 695
Related Subject Headings
- Solanaceae
- Selection, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pigmentation
- Gene Frequency
- Evolutionary Biology
- 3104 Evolutionary biology
- 3103 Ecology
- 0603 Evolutionary Biology
- 0602 Ecology