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Differences in P element population dynamics between the sibling species Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Kiyoshi Kimura  and
Margaret G. Kidwell
Kiyoshi Kimura
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
Margaret G. Kidwell*
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
*
† Corresponding author.
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Patterns of P element establishment and evolution were compared in populations of D. melanogaster and D. simulans. For each species, mixed populations were initiated with M strain flies lacking P elements together with P strain flies having similar P element copy numbers and phenotypes. The mixed populations were subsequently maintained under similar environmental conditions. On the basis of gonadal sterility assays, P elements tended to be significantly more active in D. melanogaster than in D. simulans populations. This activity difference between the two species was positively associated with P element copy number, determined by restriction enzyme analysis, and transposition frequency, as determined by a transposition assay. Host factors are the most likely explanation for the observed species variation. Difficulty of establishment may be a factor determining the absence of P elements in natural populations of D. simulans.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , February 1994 , pp. 27 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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