Genetics of differences in pheromonal hydrocarbons between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans.
Genetics of differences in pheromonal hydrocarbons between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans.
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果蝇和模拟果蝇之间信息素碳氢化合物差异的遗传学。
DOI:
10.1093/genetics/143.1.353
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发表时间:
1996
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Coyne,JA
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作者:
Coyne,JA
Females ofDrosophila melanogasterand its sibling speciesD. simulanshave very different cuticular hydrocarbons, with the former bearing predominantly 7,11-heptacosadiene and the latter 7-tricosene. This difference contributes to reproductive isolation between the species. Genetic analysis shows that this difference maps to only the third chromosome, with the other three chromosomes having no apparent effect. TheD. simulansalleles on the left arm of chromosome 3 are largely recessive, allowing us to search for the relevant regions usingD. melanogasterdeficiencies. At least four nonoverlapping regions of this arm have large effects on the hydrocarbon profile, implying that several genes on this arm are responsible for the species difference. Because the right arm of chromosome3also affects the hydrocarbon profile, a minimum of five genes appear to be involved. The large effect of the third chromosome on hydrocarbons has also been reported in the hybridization betweenD. simulansand its closer relativeD. sechellia, implying either an evolutionaly convergence or the retention inD. sechlliaof an ancestral sexual dimorphism.