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The genetic basis of adaptive pigmentation variation in Drosophila melanogaster.


ABSTRACT: In a broad survey of Drosophila melanogaster population samples, levels of abdominal pigmentation were found to be highly variable and geographically differentiated. A strong positive correlation was found between dark pigmentation and high altitude, suggesting adaptation to specific environments. DNA sequence polymorphism at the candidate gene ebony revealed a clear association with the pigmentation of homozygous third chromosome lines. The darkest lines sequenced had nearly identical haplotypes spanning 14.5 kb upstream of the protein-coding exons of ebony. Thus, natural selection may have elevated the frequency of an allele that confers dark abdominal pigmentation by influencing the regulation of ebony.

SUBMITTER: Pool JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2650379 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genetic basis of adaptive pigmentation variation in Drosophila melanogaster.

Pool John E JE   Aquadro Charles F CF  

Molecular ecology 20070701 14


In a broad survey of Drosophila melanogaster population samples, levels of abdominal pigmentation were found to be highly variable and geographically differentiated. A strong positive correlation was found between dark pigmentation and high altitude, suggesting adaptation to specific environments. DNA sequence polymorphism at the candidate gene ebony revealed a clear association with the pigmentation of homozygous third chromosome lines. The darkest lines sequenced had nearly identical haplotype  ...[more]

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