Male accessory gland secretory protein polymorphism in natural populations of Drosophila nasuta nasuta and Drosophila sulfurigaster neonasuta

Male accessory gland secretory protein polymorphism was analysed in natural populations of Drosophila nasuta nasuta and D. sulfurigaster neonasuta for the first time, using SDS-PAGE to score polymorphism of these proteins in 2788 individuals of D. n. nasuta and 2232 individuals of D. s. neonasuta fr...

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Published in:Journal of genetics 2007-12, Vol.86 (3), p.217-224
Main Authors: Ravi Ram, K, Ramesh, S R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Drosophila - classification
Drosophila - genetics
Drosophila - physiology
Drosophila Proteins - genetics
Drosophila Proteins - secretion
Genetics, Population
Genitalia, Male - secretion
India
Insects
Male
Phenotype
Polymorphism
Polymorphism, Genetic
Population genetics
Proteins
Species Specificity
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Summary:Male accessory gland secretory protein polymorphism was analysed in natural populations of Drosophila nasuta nasuta and D. sulfurigaster neonasuta for the first time, using SDS-PAGE to score polymorphism of these proteins in 2788 individuals of D. n. nasuta and 2232 individuals of D. s. neonasuta from 12 different populations from southern India. A total of 25 and 18 variant protein phenotypes were identified in D. n. nasuta and D. s. neonasuta, respectively. Protein fractions of group III were more polymorphic than those from groups I and II. The results show that accessory gland secretory proteins show high levels of polymorphism, irrespective of species or habitat. Moreover, we have used the variation in the accessory gland proteins to assess the extent of divergence between the species and to infer their population structure. The study suggests that though both D. n. nasuta and D. s. neonasuta belong to the same subgroup, they differ in population structure, as far as accessory gland protein polymorphism is concerned.
ISSN:0022-1333
0973-7731
DOI:10.1007/s12041-007-0029-4