The AldhPhe allele causes faster turnover of acetaldehyde than the ancestral AldhLeu allele, increases in frequency in laboratory populations selected for ethanol resistance and occurs at higher frequency in ethanol-resistant temperate populations than in ethanol-susceptible tropical populations.
The AldhPhe allele causes faster turnover of acetaldehyde than the ancestral AldhLeu allele, increases in frequency in laboratory populations selected for ethanol resistance and occurs at higher frequency in ethanol-resistant temperate populations than in ethanol-susceptible tropical populations.