Gonadal Dysgenesis Determinants in a Natural Population of DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
AUTOR(ES)
Simmons, Gail M.
RESUMO
Three populations of Drosophila melanogaster from northern California were surveyed for the ability to produce and resist gonadal dysgenesis in the P-M system of hybrid dysgenesis. Males from all three populations produced low to moderate levels of gonadal dysgenesis in crosses to Oregon-R M females. Most females had the P cytotype, but the M cytotype occurred occasionally. The three populations could not be statistically differentiated from one another, but were easily distinguished from populations from Australia and Wisconsin on the basis of gonadal dysgenesis potential. The California populations had higher levels of M cytotype than did the Wisconsin population. Thirteen X chromosomes and 11 pairs of autosomes were extracted from one of the California populations, using a modification of the standard balancer chromosome technique to suppress hybrid dysgenesis during extraction. All lines produced strongly skewed sterility distributions in crosses to M-strain females, and mean levels of sterility were less than 50%. There was evidence of nonadditive interactions between the autosomes. Most extraction lines had the P cytotype, but M and intermediate cytotypes were observed. Some of the intermediate cytotypes were stable over time. Lines were tested at two different times after extraction. Some lines evolved higher sterility potential as they were kept in the laboratory, even in the presence of P cytotype. The results point out a number of deficiencies in current genetic and population genetic models of hybrid dysgenesis and imply that gonadal dysgenesis is unlikely to be an important evolutionary force in this population.
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