New Data on the Genetics of Polymorphism in the Snail Cepaea Nemoralis L.
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A REVIEW of the remarkable polymorphism in the European land snail Cepaea nemoralis L. and of the various interpretations based on it has been given in a previous issue of this journal (CAIN and SHEPPARD 1954). Since the adaptive and evolutionary significance of the polymorphism is the subject of active research, a considerably better knowledge of its genetics is desirable. Subsequently, LAMOTTE (1954, 1959), and CAIN and SHEPPARD (1957) have provided more data. The purpose of this paper is to present further information from the breeding program being carried out at Oxford and to consider the significance of the dominance relations revealed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Genetics
دوره 45 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1960