PIGMENTATION DIVERSITY WITHIN AND BETWEEN DROSOPHILA

POPULATIONS

Keighley Reisenauer

Background Drosophila melanogaster Population genetics

Genetic variation Natural selection

Population size change

Migration events

Big picture:MUTATIONS

Methods

5-9 days: discard parents

10-11 days: check offspring

12-15 days: collect offspring

14-17 days: photograph

Future Work

Tolerance?

Acknowledgements

John PoolAssistant Professor,

Department of GeneticsPrimary Investigator, Mentor