Evolutionary relationships between gene-structure and gene-regulation variation inDrosophila melanogaster

The evolutionary relationship between gene-structure and gene-regulation variation was examined by using data on allozyme and activity variation for a group of enzyme loci inDrosophila melanogaster. No significant correlation between the two kinds of variation was found, although the present data set is small and probably not sensitive for tests of association. Various hypotheses of association between the two types of variation are discussed …