Molecular evolution of P transposable elements in the genus Drosophila. I. The saltans and willistoni species groups |
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Authors: | Clark JB; Altheide TK; Schlosser MJ; Kidwell MG |
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Institution: | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. |
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Abstract: | A phylogenetic survey using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has
identified four major P element subfamilies in the saltans and willistoni
species groups of Drosophila. One subfamily, containing about half of the
sequences studied, consists of elements that are very similar to the
canonical (and active) P element from D. melanogaster. Within this
subfamily, nucleotide sequence differentiation among different copies from
the same species and among elements from different species is relatively
low. This observation suggests that the canonical elements are relatively
recent additions to the genome or, less likely, are evolving slowly
relative to the other subfamilies. Elements belonging to the three
noncanonical lineages are distinct from the canonical elements and from one
another. Furthermore, there is considerably more sequence variation, on the
average, within the noncanonical subfamilies compared to the canonical
elements. Horizontal transfer and the coexistence of multiple,
independently evolving element subfamilies in the same genome may explain
the distribution of P elements in the saltans and willistoni species
groups. Such explanations are not mutually exclusive, and each may be
involved to varying degrees in the maintenance of P elements in natural
populations of Drosophila.
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