PCR screening for O-type P elements in the relatives of D.bifasciata reveal that they only occur in the sibling species D.imaii. An extremely close relative appears in S.pallida, from where horizontal transmission into D.bifasciata/D.imaii probably occurred.
PCR screening for O-type P elements in the relatives of D.bifasciata reveal that they only occur in the sibling species D.imaii. An extremely close relative appears in S.pallida, from where horizontal transmission into D.bifasciata/D.imaii probably occurred.