Quantitative genetic background effects on the Antennapaedia phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetic background variation influencing expression of the Antennapaedia homeotic phenotype was examined by crossing the Antp 73b allele of the Antennapaedia locus reciprocally into seven isogenically derived wild type strains of Drosophila melanogaster and their genetically heterogeneous parent str...

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Published in:Heredity 1990-12, Vol.65 (3), p.321-327
Main Authors: Possidente, D.R, Greaux, J, Possidente, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alleles
anatomy and morphology
Animals
antennae
antennal tissue
antp736 allele
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids
Crosses, Genetic
Cytogenetics
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster - anatomy & histology
Drosophila melanogaster - genetics
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gene expression
gene interaction
Genes, Homeobox
genetic variation
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
homeotic phenotype
Human Genetics
Invertebrata
legs
Male
Mutation
original-article
Phenotype
Plant Genetics and Genomics
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Summary:Genetic background variation influencing expression of the Antennapaedia homeotic phenotype was examined by crossing the Antp 73b allele of the Antennapaedia locus reciprocally into seven isogenically derived wild type strains of Drosophila melanogaster and their genetically heterogeneous parent strain, Dover. The parent Antp 13b strain's Antennapaedia phenotype shows a small patch of untransformed antennal tissue remaining on the homeotic femur. The size of this patch was used as an assay for background variation influencing expression of the Antp 73b homeotic mutation. Patch size varied approximately six-fold across the different genetic backgrounds. Effects of maternal parent, sex and sex-linkage were also observed.
ISSN:0018-067X
1365-2540
DOI:10.1038/hdy.1990.101