Biology Weekly Seminar - James Fry
Date:
Friday, February 10, 2017
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location:
Biological & Geological Sciences (BGS)
Room: 0153
Room: 0153
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Free
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Pick your poison: evolutionary genetics of ethanol resistance in Drosophila
In the wild, Drosophila melanogaster adults and larvae feed on decaying fruit, which can contain ethanol in concentrations as high as 6-7%. Temperate populations of this cosmopolitan species have evolved high ethanol resistance compared to ancestral tropical populations. I use the temperate-tropical difference as a system to explore the genetic basis of adaptation.
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