| Abstract: | Using multilocus (RAPD) markers, variation and divergence of genomic DNA was examined in two Drosophila melanogaster populations from Russia and three populations from Ukraine. The populations were found to exhibit high polymorphism at RAPD markers. Estimation of genetic distances between the populations showed low differentiation of geographically distant populations of D. melanogaster. Significant gene flow between the D. melanogaster populations was found, which depended on the geographical distance between them. |
