Table 8 Frequencies of A locus genotypes in each sex of D. chrysippus observed# (expected) in three populations where there is heterozygote excess

From: Incomplete sexual isolation in sympatry between subspecies of the butterfly Danaus chrysippus (L.) and the creation of a hybrid zone

Sample

Sex

Observed a (expected) genotypes

N

χ12

  

AA

Aa

aa

  

Athi River, 01.86

♂

2 (2.4)

3 (2.1)

0 (0.5)

5

—

 

♀

0 (10.2)

46 (25.7)

6 (16.2)

52

32.72***

Athi River, 02.89

♂

12 (13.2)

8 (6.1)

0 (0.7)

20

—

 

♀

44 (51.8)

69 (53.4)

6 (13.8)

119

10.11**

Kampala, 12.91

♂

4 (6.4)

44 (39.6)

59 (61.0)

107

1.03 ns

 

♀

0 (12.1)

71 (46.7)

33 (45.2)

104

21.69***

  1. Notation: not significant;
  2. **P<0.01;
  3. ***P<0.001.
  4. aObserved numbers are corrected for penetrance of the a allele in Aa heterozygotes.
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