Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids
Background. The rapid evolution of genital morphology is a fascinating feature that accompanies many speciation events. However, the underlying patterns and explanatory processes remain to be settled. In this work we investigate the patterns of intraspecific variation and interspecific divergence in...
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paperaa:paper_14712148_v7_n_p_Soto2023-06-12T16:50:24Z Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids BMC Evol. Biol. 2007;7 Soto, I.M. Carreira, V.P. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. article controlled study Drosophila drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae environmental factor female genetic variability heredity hybrid male male genital system morphology nonhuman sexual development species analysis of variance animal cross breeding evolution gene expression regulation genetics growth, development and aging organ size species difference Cactaceae Drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae Analysis of Variance Animals Crosses, Genetic Drosophila Evolution Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Genitalia, Male Male Organ Size Species Specificity Background. The rapid evolution of genital morphology is a fascinating feature that accompanies many speciation events. However, the underlying patterns and explanatory processes remain to be settled. In this work we investigate the patterns of intraspecific variation and interspecific divergence in male genitalic morphology (size and shape) in the cactophilic sibling species Drosophila buzzatii and D. koepferae. Genital morphology in interspecific hybrids was examined and compared to the corresponding parental lines. Results. Despite of being siblings, D. buzzatii and D. koepferae showed contrasting patterns of genital morphological variation. Though genitalic size and shape variation have a significant genetic component in both species, shape varied across host cacti only in D. buzzatii. Such plastic expression of genital shape is the first evidence of the effect of rearing substrate on genitalic morphology in Drosophila. Hybrid genital morphology was not intermediate between parental species and the morphological resemblance to parental strains was cross-dependent. Conclusion. Our results suggest the evolution of different developmental networks after interspecific divergence and the existence of a complex genetic architecture, involving genetic factors with major effects affecting genital morphology. © 2007 Soto et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Fil:Soto, I.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Carreira, V.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fanara, J.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Hasson, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2007 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14712148_v7_n_p_Soto |
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article controlled study Drosophila drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae environmental factor female genetic variability heredity hybrid male male genital system morphology nonhuman sexual development species analysis of variance animal cross breeding evolution gene expression regulation genetics growth, development and aging organ size species difference Cactaceae Drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae Analysis of Variance Animals Crosses, Genetic Drosophila Evolution Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Genitalia, Male Male Organ Size Species Specificity |
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article controlled study Drosophila drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae environmental factor female genetic variability heredity hybrid male male genital system morphology nonhuman sexual development species analysis of variance animal cross breeding evolution gene expression regulation genetics growth, development and aging organ size species difference Cactaceae Drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae Analysis of Variance Animals Crosses, Genetic Drosophila Evolution Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Genitalia, Male Male Organ Size Species Specificity Soto, I.M. Carreira, V.P. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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article controlled study Drosophila drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae environmental factor female genetic variability heredity hybrid male male genital system morphology nonhuman sexual development species analysis of variance animal cross breeding evolution gene expression regulation genetics growth, development and aging organ size species difference Cactaceae Drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae Analysis of Variance Animals Crosses, Genetic Drosophila Evolution Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Genitalia, Male Male Organ Size Species Specificity |
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Background. The rapid evolution of genital morphology is a fascinating feature that accompanies many speciation events. However, the underlying patterns and explanatory processes remain to be settled. In this work we investigate the patterns of intraspecific variation and interspecific divergence in male genitalic morphology (size and shape) in the cactophilic sibling species Drosophila buzzatii and D. koepferae. Genital morphology in interspecific hybrids was examined and compared to the corresponding parental lines. Results. Despite of being siblings, D. buzzatii and D. koepferae showed contrasting patterns of genital morphological variation. Though genitalic size and shape variation have a significant genetic component in both species, shape varied across host cacti only in D. buzzatii. Such plastic expression of genital shape is the first evidence of the effect of rearing substrate on genitalic morphology in Drosophila. Hybrid genital morphology was not intermediate between parental species and the morphological resemblance to parental strains was cross-dependent. Conclusion. Our results suggest the evolution of different developmental networks after interspecific divergence and the existence of a complex genetic architecture, involving genetic factors with major effects affecting genital morphology. © 2007 Soto et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. |
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Soto, I.M. Carreira, V.P. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. |
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Soto, I.M. Carreira, V.P. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. |
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Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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Evolution of male genitalia: Environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two Drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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evolution of male genitalia: environmental and genetic factors affect genital morphology in two drosophila sibling species and their hybrids |
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