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Research Starter Grant: The Genetics of Complex Phenotypes in Drosophila

研究启动资金：果蝇复杂表型的遗传学

基本信息

批准号：
0805818
负责人：
William Frankino
金额：
$ 5万
依托单位：
University of Houston
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-05-15 至 2009-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0805818&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Research Starter Grant Genetics Complex

项目摘要

Most complex quantitative traits, such as growth rate, virulence, disease susceptibility, ageing or longevity, are actually multivariate trait suites comprised of smaller, individual elements. The evolution of such complex trait suites is predicted to be affected by the number of genes contributing to (co)variation within the trait suite, the strength and additivity of gene effects, and the degree and nature of interactions among these genes (i.e., the genetic architecture of the trait suite). Unfortunately, the genetic architecture of variation in complex, quantitative traits is largely unknown. The proposed research employs a novel introgression approach to isolate genomic regions responsible for variation in wing shape between two closely related Drosophila species. These regions will be identified by using a genome-wide, fine scale mapping approach. By combining this introgression and mapping approach, this research promises to reveal the complex, fine-scale genetic architecture of a model quantitative trait.The proposed research program represents a new way of studying the genetics of complex trait suites in animals and consequently, it will deliver methodologies that can be used to pry open elusive genetic architectures underlying variation in complex traits in other biological systems. This will generate the empirical data that are sorely needed to test predictions of the nascent, generalizable theory of development and evolution.

大多数复杂的数量性状，例如生长速度、毒力、疾病易感性、衰老或寿命，实际上是由更小的个体元素组成的多变量性状套件。预计这种复杂性状套件的进化将受到性状套件内促成（共）变异的基因数量、基因效应的强度和可加性以及这些基因之间相互作用的程度和性质（即性状套件的遗传结构）的影响。不幸的是，复杂数量性状变异的遗传结构在很大程度上是未知的。拟议的研究采用了一种新颖的基因渗入方法来分离负责两个密切相关的果蝇物种之间翅膀形状变化的基因组区域。这些区域将通过使用全基因组、精细尺度绘图方法来识别。通过结合这种基因渗入和作图方法，这项研究有望揭示模型数量性状的复杂、精细的遗传结构。拟议的研究计划代表了一种研究动物复杂性状套件遗传学的新方法，因此，它将提供可用于撬开其他生物系统中复杂性状变异背后难以捉摸的遗传结构的方法。这将产生检验新兴的、可推广的发展和进化理论的预测所急需的经验数据。