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spelling paper:paper_09553002_v89_n7_p583_Gomez2023-06-08T15:55:53Z QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster Gomez, Federico Hernan Norry, Fabian Marcelo Environmental stress Multiple trait mapping Thermotolerance Ultraviolet radiation allele animal experiment article chromosome 2 Drosophila melanogaster female gene mapping genetic variability genotype heat tolerance male nonhuman Northern Hemisphere priority journal quantitative trait locus radiation dose Southern Hemisphere survival ultraviolet C radiation Animals Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Drosophila melanogaster Quantitative Trait Loci Radiation Dosage Radiation Tolerance Survival Rate Ultraviolet Rays Drosophila melanogaster Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate tolerance to UV-C (ultraviolet C, 280-100 nm) radiation in Drosophila melanogaster, implementing a quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping approach. This is of interest to test for genetic variation in survival to UV (ultraviolet) radiation. Materials and methods: We performed a QTL scan in D. melanogaster recombinant inbred lines (RIL) constructed from parental stocks derived from a crossing between northern and southern hemisphere populations that segregated substantial genetic variation in thermal resistance in a previous study. Here, two experimental treatments were implemented: Continuous and cyclic UV-C radiation. Results: Significant QTL were detected on all three major chromosomes. Among these, multiple trait composite interval mapping revealed a significant QTL in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 2, a genome region consistently implicated in thermotolerance in previous studies. Conclusions: This study shows substantial genetic variation for UV-C radiation resistance in D. melanogaster, with QTL for survival to UV-C radiation generally overlapping with major thermotolerance QTL. The genetic architecture of UV-C radiation resistance appears to be more complex in continuously irradiated individuals. © 2013 Informa UK, Ltd. Fil:Gomez, F.H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Norry, F.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2013 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09553002_v89_n7_p583_Gomez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09553002_v89_n7_p583_Gomez
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Environmental stress
Multiple trait mapping
Thermotolerance
Ultraviolet radiation
allele
animal experiment
article
chromosome 2
Drosophila melanogaster
female
gene mapping
genetic variability
genotype
heat tolerance
male
nonhuman
Northern Hemisphere
priority journal
quantitative trait locus
radiation dose
Southern Hemisphere
survival
ultraviolet C radiation
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Drosophila melanogaster
Quantitative Trait Loci
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Tolerance
Survival Rate
Ultraviolet Rays
Drosophila melanogaster
spellingShingle Environmental stress
Multiple trait mapping
Thermotolerance
Ultraviolet radiation
allele
animal experiment
article
chromosome 2
Drosophila melanogaster
female
gene mapping
genetic variability
genotype
heat tolerance
male
nonhuman
Northern Hemisphere
priority journal
quantitative trait locus
radiation dose
Southern Hemisphere
survival
ultraviolet C radiation
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Drosophila melanogaster
Quantitative Trait Loci
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Tolerance
Survival Rate
Ultraviolet Rays
Drosophila melanogaster
Gomez, Federico Hernan
Norry, Fabian Marcelo
QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
topic_facet Environmental stress
Multiple trait mapping
Thermotolerance
Ultraviolet radiation
allele
animal experiment
article
chromosome 2
Drosophila melanogaster
female
gene mapping
genetic variability
genotype
heat tolerance
male
nonhuman
Northern Hemisphere
priority journal
quantitative trait locus
radiation dose
Southern Hemisphere
survival
ultraviolet C radiation
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Drosophila melanogaster
Quantitative Trait Loci
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Tolerance
Survival Rate
Ultraviolet Rays
Drosophila melanogaster
description Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate tolerance to UV-C (ultraviolet C, 280-100 nm) radiation in Drosophila melanogaster, implementing a quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping approach. This is of interest to test for genetic variation in survival to UV (ultraviolet) radiation. Materials and methods: We performed a QTL scan in D. melanogaster recombinant inbred lines (RIL) constructed from parental stocks derived from a crossing between northern and southern hemisphere populations that segregated substantial genetic variation in thermal resistance in a previous study. Here, two experimental treatments were implemented: Continuous and cyclic UV-C radiation. Results: Significant QTL were detected on all three major chromosomes. Among these, multiple trait composite interval mapping revealed a significant QTL in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 2, a genome region consistently implicated in thermotolerance in previous studies. Conclusions: This study shows substantial genetic variation for UV-C radiation resistance in D. melanogaster, with QTL for survival to UV-C radiation generally overlapping with major thermotolerance QTL. The genetic architecture of UV-C radiation resistance appears to be more complex in continuously irradiated individuals. © 2013 Informa UK, Ltd.
author Gomez, Federico Hernan
Norry, Fabian Marcelo
author_facet Gomez, Federico Hernan
Norry, Fabian Marcelo
author_sort Gomez, Federico Hernan
title QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
title_short QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
title_full QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
title_fullStr QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
title_full_unstemmed QTL for survival to UV-C radiation in Drosophila melanogaster
title_sort qtl for survival to uv-c radiation in drosophila melanogaster
publishDate 2013
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09553002_v89_n7_p583_Gomez
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