Mitochondrial DNA variation and genetic structure in populations of Drosophila melanogaster |
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Authors: | Hale LR; Singh RS |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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Abstract: | The understanding of the genetic structure of a species can be improved by
considering together data from different types of genetic markers. In the
past, a number of worldwide populations of Drosophila melanogaster have
been extensively studied for several such markers, including allozymes,
chromosomal inversions, and quantitative characters. Here we present
results from a study of restriction- fragment-length polymorphisms of
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in 92 isofemale lines from many of the same
geographic populations of D. melanogaster. Eleven restriction enzymes were
used, of which four revealed restriction-site polymorphism. A total of 24
different haplotypes were observed, of which 18 were unique to single
populations. In many populations, the unique haplotypes have reached high
frequency without being observed in neighboring populations. A Wagner
parsimony tree reveals that mutationally close variants show geographical
clumping, suggesting local differentiation of mtDNA in populations. The
Old-World and the New-World populations are differentiated, with the
predominant Old-World haplotype being virtually absent from the New World.
These results contrast with those for the nuclear genes, in which many loci
show parallel clines in different continents, and suggest a common origin
of D. melanogaster populations in North America.
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