Mating behavior in mutant strains of Drosophila melanogaster at different population densities

Volkova, N. E.; Sheremet, O. Yu.; Vorobjova, L. I.

doi:10.1134/s1022795406040053

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“…Earlier [1,2], we demonstrated the adaptive importance of some mating behaviors of Drosophila melanogaster , including male sexual activity (SA), which agreed with generally accepted notions [3][4][5]. In addition, analysis of the effects of various gene mutations with strong morphological expression on mating behavior of D. melanogaster showed that the localization of a mutation in chromosome 1 or chromosome 2 affected the male SA [6].…”

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confidence: 75%

10.1007/s11177-008-2007-1

2010

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The model of isogenous strains with chromosome substitutions has been used to estimate the relative contributions of the X chromosome and autosomes (chromosomes 2 and 3) to the control of some mating behavior traits in Drosophila melanogaster. It has been found that the male sexual activity (SA), female sexual receptivity (SR), and copulation latency (CL) are determined by interaction between X-chromosome and autosomal genes, whereas the copulation duration (CD) is mainly controlled by the X-chromosome genes. The synthesized isogenous strains have been shown to be more similar to hybrids than to the original strains. In the offspring with hybrid genotypes, the relationships between all traits are less stable, which may be related with an increase in the heterozygosity level and changes in genetic homeostasis.

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confidence: 75%

10.1007/s11177-008-2007-1

2010

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“…The first two authors contributed equally to this work. netic marker, eye color mutants can be used for studies on population dynamic monitoring, release and capture, mating behavior examination (Shimizu & Kawasaki, 2001;Khanh et al, 2005;Volkova et al, 2006;Seo et al, 2011) and transgenic technology development (Sethuraman & O'brochta, 2005;Kobayashi et al, 2007). In addition, they can also be used as experimental models in studies on aging mechanisms (Oxenkrug, 2010;Oxenkrug et al, 2011) and tau-induced genetic diseases (Ambegaokar & Jackson, 2010).…”

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Biological and biochemical characterization of a red‐eye mutant in Nilaparvata lugens （Hemiptera: Delphacidae）

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Yao

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Insect Science

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A red-eye colony was established in our laboratory in brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), a major rice pest in Asia. Except for the red-eye phenotype, no other differences were observed between the wild-type (brown eye) and the mutant-type (red eye) in external characters. Genetic analysis revealed that the red-eye phenotype was controlled by a single autosomal recessive allele. Biological studies found that egg production and egg viability in the red-eye mutant colony were not significantly different from those in the wild-type BPH. Biochemical analysis and electronic microscopy examination revealed that the red-eye mutants contained decreased levels of both xanthommatin (brown) and pteridine (red) and reduced number of pigment granules. Thus, the changes of amount and ratio of the two pigments is the biochemical basis of this red-eye mutation. Our results indicate that the red-eye mutant gene (red) might be involved in one common gene locus shared by the two pigments in pigment transportation, pigment granule formation or some other processes.

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