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Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 2, 338-346, Copyright © 1985 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

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Homogenization of geographical variants at the nontranscribed spacer of rDNA in Drosophila mercatorum

SM Williams, R DeSalle and C Strobeck
Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

rDNA nontranscribed spacer (NTS) lengths of Drosophila mercatorum have been measured in individuals from several geographic regions. Individuals from the different geographic subpopulations share some length fragments but are in general distinct. The length differences, both within and between individuals, arise from different copy numbers of a 250-bp repeating unit that is localized to one part of the NTS. In addition to the length differences caused by the 250-bp repeat, there is a Y chromosome (male)-specific length variant elsewhere in the NTS that is approximately 70 bp shorter than the NTS fragment from the X chromosome. Sexual dimorphism seems to be present in all Drosophila. Also, D. mercatorum has fewer NTS length variants per individual than does D. melanogaster while possessing comparable levels of restriction- site polymorphism. The mechanisms that may cause this pattern of variation are selection, gene conversion, and unequal recombination.
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