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Original article Polymorphism of the hereditary rhabdovirus sigma in wild populations of its host, Drosophila melanogaster A Fleuriet Université de Clermont Ferrand II, Laboratoire de Génétique 63177 Aubière Cedex, France (Received 6 July 1990; accepted 22 November 1990) Summary mdash; In natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster throughout the world a minority of flies are infected by a rhabdovirus, sigma, which is not contagious but is transmitted through gametes. Transmission of the virus by males is a cornerstone for its maintenance in populations. The experiments reported in this paper show that in the wild European populations examined the efficiency of transmission by males is determined mainly by viral genotype. In African populations, genetic coadaptation of both partners can lead to a very low transmission of the virus by males. Evidence is also given of the coexistence in populations of different genotypes of the virus. The situation reported is thus another example of the genetic polymorphism displayed by the sigma virus in the wild. Drosophila melanogaster / sigma virus / polymorphism / vertical transmission Résumé mdash; Polymorphisme du virus héréditaire sigma dans les populations na- turelles de son hôte, Drosophila melanogaster. Dans les populations naturelles de Drosophila melanogaster quelle que soit leur origine géographique, un rhabdovirus, sigma, est habituellement présent dans un petit nombre d’individus; ce virus n’est pas contagieux mais uniquement transmis par les gamètes. Pour sa perpétuation dans les populations, le virus est dépendant de sa transmission par les mâles. Les expériences présentées ici mon- trent dans les de transmission les que populations européennes examinées, l’ef