Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Coadaptation revisited.

B Wallace1

  • 1Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061.

The Journal of Heredity
|March 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Coadaptation, the genetic integration of gene pools, is supported by new evidence. Reanalyzing irradiated populations of Drosophila melanogaster provides sound evidence for coadaptation

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

"Just too busy living in the moment and surviving": barriers to accessing health care for structurally vulnerable populations at end-of-life.

BMC palliative care·2019
Same author

Common Creatine Kinase gene mutation results in falsely reassuring CK levels in muscle disorders.

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians·2015
Same author

Phenomenal versus process explanations of prism aftereffects.

Journal of motor behavior·2009
Same author

Cartilage loss occurs in the same subregions as subchondral bone attrition: a within-knee subregion-matched approach from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study.

Arthritis and rheumatism·2009
Same author

Surgical therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum·2006
Same author

Evidence for social learning in the self-presentation of alcohol problems.

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)·2004
Same journal

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Oebalus pugnax) illuminates genome structure and gene family evolution in Pentatomidae.

The Journal of heredity·2026
Same journal

Rapid Derivation of Cloning-Competent Cells from Peripheral Blood Advances Conservation Biobanking.

The Journal of heredity·2026
Same journal

Genomic vulnerability to climate change of a poorly dispersing and threatened fish, the southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis).

The Journal of heredity·2026
Same journal

The complete genomes of two hybridizing field crickets, Gryllus pennsylvanicus and Gryllus firmus.

The Journal of heredity·2026
Same journal

Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the transverse lady beetle Coccinella transversoguttata.

The Journal of heredity·2026
Same journal

A Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Pine Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) genome.

The Journal of heredity·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Population genetics

Background:

  • The concept of coadaptation, defined as the selective superiority of inversion heterozygotes, was introduced by Dobzhansky over four decades ago.
  • Views on the speed of coadaptation and its prevalence in natural populations have evolved, with some researchers dismissing its significance due to limited evidence of linkage disequilibrium.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the historical context and rationale for proposing coadaptation in local populations.
  • To present new supporting data for coadaptation through reanalysis of existing experimental data.
  • To conclude on the role of coadaptation in the genetic change of populations.

Main Methods:

  • Reanalysis of previously collected data on irradiated populations of Drosophila melanogaster.
  • Review of historical and contemporary literature on coadaptation and gene pool integration.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • The reanalysis of Drosophila melanogaster data provides supporting evidence for the phenomenon of coadaptation.
  • The study addresses the historical reasons for proposing coadaptation in localized populations.

Conclusions:

  • Despite past skepticism, sound evidence supports coadaptation as a significant factor in the genetic evolution of populations.
  • Coadaptation, or the integration of gene pools, remains a relevant concept in understanding population genetic change.