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ArticleMolecular biology and evolution2014

Recent selection on the Y-to-dot translocation in Drosophila pseudoobscura.

Amanda M Larracuente, Andrew G Clark

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2 authors.

Amanda M LarracuenteMolecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University.
Andrew G Clark

Funding

Molecular Evolution of Drosophila Y ChromosomeR01GM064590 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK · PI CARVALHO, ANTONIO BERNARDO, CLARK, ANDREW G · 2002 to 2012
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Drosophila pseudoobscura dot chromosome acquired genes from the ancestral Drosophila Y chromosome in a Y-to-dot translocation event that occurred between 12.7 and 20.8 Ma. The formerly Y-linked genes mostly retained their testis-specific expression but shrank drastically in size, mostly through intron reduction, since becoming part of the dot chromosome in this species. We investigated the impact of this translocation on the evolution of the both the Y-to-dot translocated region and the original segments of the dot chromosome in D. pseudoobscura. Our survey of polymorphism and divergence across the chromosome reveals a reduction in variation, a deletion polymorphism segregating at high frequency, and a shift in the frequency spectra, all consistent with a history of recent selective sweeps in the Y-to-dot translocated region but not on the rest of the dot chromosome. We do find evidence for recombination primarily as gene conversion on the dot chromosome; however, predicted recombination events are restricted to the part of the dot chromosome outside the translocation. It therefore appears that recombination has resulted in a degree of decoupling between the ancestral Y region and the conserved region of the dot chromosome.

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AnimalsChromosome MappingChromosomes, InsectDrosophilaEvolution, MolecularGene ConversionGenetic LociGenetic VariationRecombination, GeneticSelection, GeneticTranslocation, GeneticY Chromosomedot chromosomepositive selectionY chromosome

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PMID24390701
PMCPMC3969560

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